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id="topheading"><a href="../genesis/8-1.htm" title="Genesis 8:1">◄</a> Genesis 8:2 <a href="../genesis/8-3.htm" title="Genesis 8:3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Text Analysis</div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/8-2.htm">Go to Parallel Hebrew</a></div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" class="maintext"><tr><td class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5534.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5534: 1) to shut up, stop up <BR> 1a) (Niphal) to be stopped, be shut up <BR> 1b) (Piel) to shut up, give over">5534</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5534.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5534 -- Occurrence 1 of 3">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyissacheru_5534.htm" title="vai·yis·sa·che·Ru: were closed -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">way-yis-sā-ḵə-rū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And were stopped</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4599.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4599: 1) spring">4599</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4599.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4599 -- Occurrence 2 of 23">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מַעְיְנֹ֣ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mayenot_4599.htm" title="ma'·ye·Not: the fountains -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">ma‘-yə-nōṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the fountains</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8415.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8415: 1) deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea <BR> 1a) deep (of subterranean waters)<BR> 1b) deep, sea, abysses (of sea) <BR> 1c) primeval ocean, deep <BR> 1d) deep, depth (of river) <BR> 1e) abyss, the grave">8415</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8415.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8415 -- Occurrence 3 of 36">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תְּה֔וֹם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tehom_8415.htm" title="te·Hom,: of the deep -- Occurrence 3 of 21.">tə-hō-wm,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the deep</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - common singular">N-cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/699.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 699: 1) lattice, window, sluice <BR> 2) (CLBL) chimney (lattice opening where smoke escapes)">699</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_699.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 699 -- Occurrence 2 of 9">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaarubbot_699.htm" title="va·'a·rub·Bot: and the floodgates -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">wa-’ă-rub-bōṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and the windows</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - feminine plural construct">Conj-w | N-fpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8064: 1) heaven, heavens, sky <BR> 1a) visible heavens, sky <BR> 1a1) as abode of the stars <BR> 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc <BR> 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)">8064</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8064 -- Occurrence 22 of 421">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hashshamayim_8064.htm" title="hash·sha·Ma·yim;: of the sky -- Occurrence 20 of 236.">haš-šā-mā-yim;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of heaven</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine plural">Art | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3607.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3607: 1) to restrict, restrain, withhold, shut up, keep back, refrain, forbid <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to shut up <BR> 1a2) to restrain <BR> 1a3) to withhold <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be restrained <BR> 1c) (Piel) to finish">3607</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3607.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3607 -- Occurrence 1 of 18">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyikkale_3607.htm" title="vai·yik·ka·Le: was restrained -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">way-yik-kā-lê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and was restrained</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1653.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1653: 1) rain, shower">1653</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1653.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1653 -- Occurrence 2 of 35">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haggeshem_1653.htm" title="hag·Ge·shem: and the rain -- Occurrence 2 of 7.">hag-ge-šem</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the rain</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep<BR> 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than <BR> 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of <BR> 1b) out of <BR> 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) <BR> 1b2) (of material from which something is made) <BR> 1b3) (of source or origin) <BR> 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) <BR> 1d) from, since, after (of time) <BR> 1e) than, more than (in comparison) <BR> 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or <BR> 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) <BR> 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) <BR> conj <BR> 2) that">4480</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4480 -- Occurrence 26 of 1223">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִן־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/min_4480.htm" title="min-: from -- Occurrence 13 of 619.">min-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">from</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8064: 1) heaven, heavens, sky <BR> 1a) visible heavens, sky <BR> 1a1) as abode of the stars <BR> 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc <BR> 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)">8064</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8064 -- Occurrence 23 of 421">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hashshamayim_8064.htm" title="hash·sha·Ma·yim.: the sky -- Occurrence 21 of 236.">haš-šā-mā-yim.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">heaven</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine plural">Art | N-mp</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div 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href="//study.interlinearbible.org/genesis/8.htm">Genesis 8:2 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/genesis/8.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/genesis/8.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5534.htm" title="vai·yis·sa·che·ru: were closed -- 5534: to shut up, stop up">וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4599.htm" title="ma'·ye·not: the fountains -- 4599: a spring">מַעְיְנֹ֣ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8415.htm" title="te·ho·vm,: of the deep -- 8415: deep, sea, abyss">תְּהֹ֔ום</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/699.htm" title="va·'a·rub·bot: and the floodgates -- 699: a lattice, window, sluice">וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8064.htm" title="ha·sha·ma·yim;: of the sky -- 8064: heaven, sky">הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3607.htm" title="vai·yik·ka·le: was restrained -- 3607: to shut up, restrain, withhold">וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1653.htm" title="hag·ge·shem: and the rain -- 1653: rain, shower">הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4480.htm" title="min-: from -- 4480: from">מִן־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8064.htm" title="ha·sha·ma·yim.: the sky -- 8064: heaven, sky">הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/genesis/8.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4599.htm" title="ma'yan (mah-yawn') -- fountain, spring, well">The fountains</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8415.htm" title="thowm (teh-home') -- deep (place), depth">also of the deep</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/699.htm" title="'arubbah (ar-oob-baw') -- chimney, window">and the windows</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8064.htm" title="shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) -- air, X astrologer, heaven(-s)">of heaven</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5534.htm" title="caker (saw-kar') -- stop, give over">were stopped</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1653.htm" title="geshem (gheh'-shem) -- rain, shower">and the rain</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8064.htm" title="shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) -- air, X astrologer, heaven(-s)">from heaven</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3607.htm" title="kala' (kaw-law') -- finish, forbid, keep (back), refrain, restrain, retain, shut up, be stayed, withhold">was restrained</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/8.htm">בראשית 8:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙ מַעְיְנֹ֣ת תְּהֹ֔ום וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם מִן־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/8.htm">בראשית 8:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויסכרו מעינת תהום וארבת השמים ויכלא הגשם מן־השמים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/8.htm">בראשית 8:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויסכרו מעינת תהום וארבת השמים ויכלא הגשם מן־השמים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/8.htm">בראשית 8:2 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויסכרו מעינת תהום וארבת השמים ויכלא הגשם מן השמים׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/8-2.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/8.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sources of the watery depths and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky stopped.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">fountains.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/7-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 7:11</span> In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-28.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 8:28</span> When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jonah/2-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jonah 2:3</span> For you had cast me into the deep, in the middle of the seas; and …</a></p><p class="hdg">the rain.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/37-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 37:11-13</span> Also by watering he wearies the thick cloud: he scatters his bright cloud…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/38-37.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 38:37</span> Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/8-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 8:9,26,27</span> For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2 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