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Genesis 7

Gn. 7:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Fifteen
chamesh (Hebrew #2568)
a primitive numeral; five
KJV usage: fif(-teen), fifth, five (X apiece).
Pronounce: khaw-maysh'
Origin: masculine chamishshah {kham-ish-shaw}
`asar (Hebrew #6240)
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
KJV usage: (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
Pronounce: aw-sawr'
Origin: for 6235
cubits
'ammah (Hebrew #520)
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
KJV usage: cubit, + hundred (by exchange for 3967), measure, post.
Pronounce: am-maw'
Origin: prolonged from 517
upward
ma`al (Hebrew #4605)
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
KJV usage: above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (X very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
Pronounce: mah'al
Origin: from 5927
did the waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
prevail
gabar (Hebrew #1396)
to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
KJV usage: exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.
Pronounce: gaw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
; and the mountains
har (Hebrew #2022)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
KJV usage: hill (country), mount(-ain), X promotion.
Pronounce: har
Origin: a shortened form of 2042
d were covered
kacah (Hebrew #3680)
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
KJV usage: clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare 3780.
Pronounce: kaw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
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Jer. 3:23• 23Ciertamente vanidad son los collados, la multitud de los montes: ciertamente en Jehová nuestro Dios está la salud de Israel. (Jer. 3:23)

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Cross References

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and the mountains.
Sal. 104:6• 6Con el abismo, como con vestido, la cubriste; Sobre los montes estaban las aguas. (Sal. 104:6)
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Jer. 3:23• 23Ciertamente vanidad son los collados, la multitud de los montes: ciertamente en Jehová nuestro Dios está la salud de Israel. (Jer. 3:23)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Fifteen cubits upward the waters prevailed; and the mountains were covered.