| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | The water | הַמָּ֑יִם | ham·ma·yim; | 4325 | waters, water | a prim. root |
| prevailed | גָּבְר֖וּ | ga·ve·ru | 1396 | to be strong, mighty | a prim. root |
| fifteen | חֲמֵ֨שׁ | cha·mesh | 2568 | five | of uncertain derivation |
| cubits | אַמָּה֙ | am·mah | 520 | an ell, a cubit | from the same as em |
| higher, | מִלְמַ֔עְלָה | mil·ma'·lah, | 4605 | above, upwards | from alah |
| and the mountains | הֶהָרִֽים׃ | he·ha·rim. | 2022 | mountain, hill, hill country | of uncertain derivation |
| were covered. | וַיְכֻסּ֖וּ | vay·chus·su | 3680 | to cover | a prim. root |
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KJV Lexicon
Fifteen
`asar (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
chamesh (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
cubits
'ammah (am-maw')
a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
upward
ma`al (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
did the waters
mayim (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
prevail
gabar (gaw-bar')
to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently -- exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.
and the mountains
har (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
were covered
kacah (kaw-saw')
to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) -- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. |
