Genesis 8:11
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יוֹנָה
yôwnâh
a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
זַיִת
zayith
an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry
עָלֶה
ʻâleh
a leaf (as coming up on a tree); collectively, foliage
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
קָלַל
qâlal
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Key Terms in This Verse
קָלַל qâlal
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
Study H7043 →זַיִת zayith
an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry
Study H2132 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →Cross References
And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, a...
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
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