Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 8:2 - Asswaged
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The fountains | H4599 | מַעְיָן |
[Noun Masculine] a fountain (also {collectively}) figuratively a source (of satisfaction) |
| also of the deep | H8415 | תְּהוֹם |
[Noun] an abyss (as a surging mass of {water}) especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water supply) |
| and the windows | H699 | אֲרֻבָּה |
[Noun Feminine] a lattice; (by implication) a {window} dove cot (because of the pigeon {holes}) chimney (with its apertures for {smoke}) sluice (with openings for water) |
| of heaven | H8064 | שָׁמַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds {move} as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve) |
| were stopped | H5534 | סָכַר |
[Verb] to shut up; by implication to surrender |
| and the rain | H1653 | גֶּשֶׁם |
[Noun Masculine] a shower |
| from | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| heaven | H8064 | שָׁמַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds {move} as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve) |
| was restrained | H3607 | כָּלָא |
[Verb] to {restrict} by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.