Hebrew Genesis Flashcards
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית
bə·rê·šîṯ
In the beginning
בָּרָ֣א
bā·rā
created
אֱלֹהִ֑ים
’ĕ·lō·hîm;
God
אֵ֥ת
’êṯ
(It’s a preposition used to introduce a direct object.)
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
haš·šā·ma·yim
the heavens
אֵ֥ת וְ
and (It’s a preposition used to introduce a direct object.)
הָאָֽרֶץ
hā·’ā·reṣ.
the earth
וְהָאָ֗רֶץ
wə·hā·’ā·reṣ,
And the earth
הָיְתָ֥ה
hā·yə·ṯāh
was
תֹ֙הוּ֙
ṯō·hū
formless
וָבֹ֔הוּ
wā·ḇō·hū,
and void
וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ
wə·ḥō·šeḵ
and darkness
עַל־
‘al-
over
פְּנֵ֣י
pə·nê
face
תְה֑וֹם
ṯə·hō·wm;
Abyss (of the deep)
וְר֣וּחַ
wə·rū·aḥ
And the Spirit
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
’ĕ·lō·hîm,
God
מְרַחֶ֖פֶת
mə·ra·ḥe·p̄eṯ
Hovered
הַמָּֽיִם
ham·mā·yim.
the water
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
way·yō·mer
And said
יְהִ֣י
yə·hî
To be, to exist
(Let there be)
א֑וֹר
’ō·wr;
light
וַֽיְהִי
way·hî-
[Past tense]
To be, to become, to pass
(And there was)
וַיַּ֧רְא
way·yar
Andsaw
כִּי
kî-
That
ט֑וֹב
ṭō·wḇ
[it was] good
וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל
way·yaḇ·dêl
and divided
בֵּ֥ין
bên
between
וַיִּקְרָ֨א
way·yiq·rā
And called
י֔וֹם
yō·wm,
day
קָ֣רָא
qā·rā
called
לָ֑יְלָה
lā·yə·lāh;
night
עֶ֥רֶב
‘e·reḇ
evening
בֹ֖קֶר
ḇō·qer
morning
אֶחָֽד
’e·ḥāḏ.
the first
רָקִ֖יעַ
rā·qî·a‘
a firmament
בְּת֣וֹךְ
bə·ṯō·wḵ
in midst (middle)
מַבְדִּ֔יל
maḇ·dîl,
divide
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ
way·ya·‘aś
And made
אֲשֶׁר֙
’ă·šer
which
מִתַּ֣חַת
mit·ta·ḥaṯ
Under
מֵעַ֣ל
mê·‘al
above
כֵֽן
ḵên.
so
שָׁמָ֑יִם
šā·mā·yim;
sky
שֵׁנִֽי
šê·nî.
the second
יִקָּו֨וּ
yiq·qā·wū
Pool together(gather together)
אֶל־
’el-
Into
מָק֣וֹם
mā·qō·wm
Place
וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה
wə·ṯê·rā·’eh
and let appear
הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה
hay·yab·bā·šāh;
the dry [land]
וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה
ū·lə·miq·wêh
And the pool
יַמִּ֑ים
yam·mîm;
Seas
תַּֽדְשֵׁ֤א
taḏ·šê
Spring forth, Sprout (let bring forth)