BBH 2024.1 · Review · 12 items · Nouns, Verbs, Participle
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ׃
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם
וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם׃
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי אוֹר׃
| # | Hebrew | Word Type | Stem | Conj./Inflection | PGN/GN | State | Root/Lemma | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בְּרֵאשִׁית | ||||||||
| ✓ | בְּרֵאשִׁית | Noun | N/A | Construct | fs | Construct | ראשׁ | in the beginning — בְּ prep + noun in construct | |
| 2 | בָּרָא | ||||||||
| ✓ | בָּרָא | Verb | Qal | Perfect | 3ms | N/A | ברא | created | |
| 3 | אֱלֹהִים | ||||||||
| ✓ | אֱלֹהִים | Noun | N/A | Absolute | mp | Absolute | אֱלֹהִים | God — plural of majesty | |
| 4 | הַשָּׁמַיִם | ||||||||
| ✓ | הַשָּׁמַיִם | Noun | N/A | Absolute | mp | Absolute | שָׁמַיִם | the heavens — definite article הַ + Dagesh in שׁ | |
| 5 | הָאָרֶץ | ||||||||
| ✓ | הָאָרֶץ | Noun | N/A | Absolute | fs | Absolute | אֶרֶץ | the earth — הָ article before aleph (guttural, no Dagesh) | |
| 6 | הָיְתָה | ||||||||
| ✓ | הָיְתָה | Verb | Qal | Perfect | 3fs | N/A | היה | was — III-He root; feminine ָה suffix | |
| 7 | תֹהוּ | ||||||||
| ✓ | תֹהוּ | Noun | N/A | Absolute | ms | Absolute | תֹּהוּ | formlessness/waste — part of the phrase תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ | |
| 8 | חֹשֶׁךְ | ||||||||
| ✓ | חֹשֶׁךְ | Noun | N/A | Absolute | ms | Absolute | חשׁך | darkness | |
| 9 | פְּנֵי | ||||||||
| ✓ | פְּנֵי | Noun | N/A | Construct | mp | Construct | פָּנִים | face of — plurale tantum in construct; Tsere-Yod = construct mp | |
| 10 | רוּחַ | ||||||||
| ✓ | רוּחַ | Noun | N/A | Absolute | fs | Absolute | רוּחַ | spirit/wind — III-guttural (ח); can be ms or fs | |
| 11 | מְרַחֶפֶת | ||||||||
| ✓ | מְרַחֶפֶת | Participle | Piel | Participle | fs | N/A | רחף | hovering — מְ prefix + Pathaḥ R1 + II-guttural (ח); fs ending ֶפֶת | |
| 12 | וַיֹּאמֶר | ||||||||
| ✓ | וַיֹּאמֶר | Verb | Qal | Wayyiqtol | 3ms | N/A | אמר | and he said — I-aleph quiesces; Holem on Yod |