Genesis 8:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The waterוְהַמַּ֗יִם
(ve·ham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
decreasedוְחָסֹ֔ור
(ve·cha·so·vr,)
2637: to lack, need, be lacking, decreasea prim. root
steadilyהָלֹ֣וךְ
(ha·lo·vch)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
untilעַ֖ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
the tenthהָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑י
(ha·'a·si·ri;)
6224: tenthfrom the same as eser
month;הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ
(ha·cho·desh)
2320: new moon, a monthfrom chadash
in the tenthבָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙
(ba·'a·si·ri)
6224: tenthfrom the same as eser
month, on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣ד
(be·'e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
day of the month,לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ
(la·cho·desh,)
2320: new moon, a monthfrom chadash
the topsרָאשֵׁ֥י
(ra·shei)
7218: heada prim. root
of the mountainsהֶֽהָרִֽים׃
(he·ha·rim.)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
became visible.נִרְא֖וּ
(nir·'u)
7200: to seea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
decreased
chacer  (khaw-sare')
to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen -- be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.
continually
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
until
`ad  (ad)
especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
the tenth
`asiyriy  (as-ee-ree')
tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part -- tenth (part).
month
chodesh  (kho'-desh)
the new moon; by implication, a month -- month(-ly), new moon.
in the tenth
`asiyriy  (as-ee-ree')
tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part -- tenth (part).
month on the first
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
day of the month
chodesh  (kho'-desh)
the new moon; by implication, a month -- month(-ly), new moon.
were the tops
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of the mountains
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
seen
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The water decreased steadily until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains became visible.

King James Bible
And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The waters continued to recede until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible.

International Standard Version
The flood water continued to recede until the tenth month, when, on the first of that month, the tops of the mountains could be seen.

NET Bible
The waters kept on receding until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains became visible.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The water kept decreasing until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains appeared.

King James 2000 Bible
And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
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