Exodus 20:11
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שֵׁשׁ
shêsh
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
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 r...
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
יָם
yâm
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif...
נוּחַ
nûwach
to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, le...
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
בָרַךְ
bârak
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as...
שַׁבָּת
shabbâth
intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
קָדַשׁ
qâdash
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
Key Terms in This Verse
נוּחַ nûwach
to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, ...
Study H5117 →קָדַשׁ qâdash
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
Study H6942 →שֵׁשׁ shêsh
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
Study H8337 →בָרַךְ bârak
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
Study H1288 →כֵּן kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
Study H3651 →יָם yâm
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the sou...
Study H3220 →שָׁמַיִם shâmayim
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)
Study H8064 →יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
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