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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 7:20 - Cubits
Genesis 7:20 - Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Fifteen | H2568 | חָמֵשׁ |
[Noun] five |
cubits | H520 | אַמָּה |
[Noun Feminine] properly a mother (that {is} unit) of {measure} or the forearm (below the {elbow}) that {is} a cubit; also a door base (as a bond of the entrance) |
upward | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
did the waters | H4325 | מַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] water; figuratively juice; by euphemism {urine} semen |
prevail | H1396 | גָּבַר |
[Verb] to be strong; by implication to {prevail} act insolently |
and the mountains | H2022 | הַר |
[Noun Masculine] a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) |
were covered | H3680 | כָּסָה |
[Verb] properly to {plump} that {is} fill up hollows; by implication to cover (for clothing or secrecy) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.