from AMG Publisher's Hebrew - Greek Key Word Study BIble (NKJV)
NKJV Key Word Study Bible
Genesis
Genesis 1
1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Beginning 7225
Reshiyth pron ray-sheeth
The first, the chief, the best, the firstfruits.
Occurs 51 times in the OT, the first word in the Bible.
Hebrew is read right to left
God 430
Elohiym (el-o-heem)
Masculine plural noun meaning God, gods, judges, angels. Occurs more than 2600 times in the OT; commonly designates the one true God. Is often paired with God’s unique name Yehowah
created 1254 : bara
create, Creator, cut down, do , execute, make (fat), put
Heavens 8064
Shamayim. Masculine noun meaning sky, heaven, abode, firmament, air, stars
Earth 776
Erets; from an unused root
Meaning of “unused root” probably meaning to be firm
What does Strong's Dictionary mean when it says, "from an unused root?"
All Hebrew words are derived from a root. For instance, the Hebrew word amen (so be it, meaning you "support" what is being said) comes from the root aman meaning "support." There are some words in the Bible where the root word is not used or found in the Bible. For instance, we have the word erets (land), but the root, which would be arats, is not found in the Hebrew Bible, so the dictionary or lexicon will say "from an unused root." It might also add, such as Strong's does for erets, "probably meaning to be firm." There are two possible ways this "probable" meaning is determined. It may be an educated guess based on the meaning of the words derived from that root or it may be determined by the use of that root in another Semitic language such as Aramaic, Akkadian, etc.
https://www.ancient-hebrew.org/faqs/studies.htm#enough1
https://languages.codidact.com/posts/278885
A noun meaning the earth, land. It is used almost 2500 times in the OT.
2. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
1961 Was
Hayah, a primitive root [compared to hava (1933), prim. root to breathe, to be
To exist, be or become, come to pass
Accomplish
Altogether, appear, be, become, belong to, cause, come about, commit
Always emphatic (adds emphasis), not merely copula (linking word (usually verb)/ to be and all its conjugations and derivatives)
8414 without form
tohuw:
From an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation (of surface)
Desert
A worthless thing
Adverbial: in vain
Confusion, empty (space, thing, words)
Without form, nothing, nowhere, useless, vain, wasteland, wilderness
Masculine noun meaning formlessness, confusion
Used to describe primeval earth before the 7 creative days
(Genesis 1:2)
Negative and disparaging tone
Represents chaos, confusion, and disorder, as opposed to organization, direction and order that God has demonstrated
2822 darkness
Choshek
From primitive root chashak (2821):
to be dark (as withholding light);
(transitive (transitive verb is a verb that uses a direct object, the person or thing that receives the action of the sentence)): to darken
Be black, be (make) dark, cause darkness, grow dim, hide
A verb meaning to be dark, to grow dim, to be black, to hide, to obscure. The primary meaning of the word is to darken
Poetically, the word denotes the change in one’s countenance in response to abject fear or distress
The dark (literally)
Figuratively: misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow
In this verse Genesis 1:2, it is associated with disorder
(contrasted from light in Genesis 1:4)
In other verses: confusion/ uncertainty; evil done in secret; obscurity, vanity, things forgotten. Although it is created by God, God uses it to judge his enemies. He enlightens the darkness of His people, bringing them out of desperate situations, observing secret actions, and giving insight and freedom.
7307 Spirit:
Ruwach:
from primitive root ruwach (7306)
(to blow; breath; smell; to perceive; figurative: to anticipate, enjoy)
A verb. Meaning to feel relief, to be spacious, to smell
Wind, breath (by resemblance); breath:
sensible (or even violent) exhalation
feminine noun meaning spirit, wind, breath
used to refer to the Spirit of God or the Lord
The Spirit of the Lord had a part in creating the universe
The Spirit hovered over the deep and imparted life to persons
7363 hovering:
racaph: a primitive root;
to brood; to be relaxed
3. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
1961 Let there be
Hayah: come to pass, verb meaning to exist, to become, to happen
Something as occurred just as God said it would
Imperfect form of verb asserts that something came to pass
Imperfect verb form describes a continuing/ habitual past action
“was doing” or “used to do”
216 light
Owr (215)
from the primitive root owr
to be (causative make) luminous (literal and metaphorical)
Brighten
Dawn
Daybreak, glorious (give, show)
(en-)light(-en, -end)
(make, cause to) shine
Primitive roots are 2-4 constant letter root words that form the basis of words in Hebrew (as in Arabic), and give a general concept or idea. Patterns, which are prefixes, suffixes, or changes in vowels, turn root words into living/ well-defined words.
masculine noun meaning light
4. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness
Saw 7200:
primitive root raah: to see,
Joyfully look upon; observe; perceive
Good 2896
Tobe: good (adj); well-pleasing, fruitful
Divided 914:
Badal: to divide, separate, distinguish
5. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.
Day 3117
Yome; from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours)
Called 7121
Qara: a primitive root
designate; (give) name
To name
Night 3915
Masculine noun meaning night; portion of day between sunset and sunrise
Evening 6153
Ereb from 6150 arab, corresponding to 6148 arab to braid, intermix; to commingle: mingle, mix;
Dusk: day, evening, night, twilight
Morning 1242
Boqer dawn (as the break of day); (generally) morning
6. Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
Firmament 7549
Raqiya from 7554 raqa (a primitive root; to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); to expand (by hammering)
An expanse ie the firmament
Masculine noun meaning an expanse, the firmament, an extended surface
A great expanse; the vault of the heavens above the earth.
It denotes the literal sky that stretches from horizon to horizon
NKJV Key Word Study Bible
Genesis
Genesis 1
1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Beginning 7225
Reshiyth pron ray-sheeth
The first, the chief, the best, the firstfruits.
Occurs 51 times in the OT, the first word in the Bible.
Hebrew is read right to left
God 430
Elohiym (el-o-heem)
Masculine plural noun meaning God, gods, judges, angels. Occurs more than 2600 times in the OT; commonly designates the one true God. Is often paired with God’s unique name Yehowah
created 1254 : bara
create, Creator, cut down, do , execute, make (fat), put
Heavens 8064
Shamayim. Masculine noun meaning sky, heaven, abode, firmament, air, stars
Earth 776
Erets; from an unused root
Meaning of “unused root” probably meaning to be firm
What does Strong's Dictionary mean when it says, "from an unused root?"
All Hebrew words are derived from a root. For instance, the Hebrew word amen (so be it, meaning you "support" what is being said) comes from the root aman meaning "support." There are some words in the Bible where the root word is not used or found in the Bible. For instance, we have the word erets (land), but the root, which would be arats, is not found in the Hebrew Bible, so the dictionary or lexicon will say "from an unused root." It might also add, such as Strong's does for erets, "probably meaning to be firm." There are two possible ways this "probable" meaning is determined. It may be an educated guess based on the meaning of the words derived from that root or it may be determined by the use of that root in another Semitic language such as Aramaic, Akkadian, etc.
https://www.ancient-hebrew.org/faqs/studies.htm#enough1
https://languages.codidact.com/posts/278885
A noun meaning the earth, land. It is used almost 2500 times in the OT.
2. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
1961 Was
Hayah, a primitive root [compared to hava (1933), prim. root to breathe, to be
To exist, be or become, come to pass
Accomplish
Altogether, appear, be, become, belong to, cause, come about, commit
Always emphatic (adds emphasis), not merely copula (linking word (usually verb)/ to be and all its conjugations and derivatives)
8414 without form
tohuw:
From an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation (of surface)
Desert
A worthless thing
Adverbial: in vain
Confusion, empty (space, thing, words)
Without form, nothing, nowhere, useless, vain, wasteland, wilderness
Masculine noun meaning formlessness, confusion
Used to describe primeval earth before the 7 creative days
(Genesis 1:2)
Negative and disparaging tone
Represents chaos, confusion, and disorder, as opposed to organization, direction and order that God has demonstrated
2822 darkness
Choshek
From primitive root chashak (2821):
to be dark (as withholding light);
(transitive (transitive verb is a verb that uses a direct object, the person or thing that receives the action of the sentence)): to darken
Be black, be (make) dark, cause darkness, grow dim, hide
A verb meaning to be dark, to grow dim, to be black, to hide, to obscure. The primary meaning of the word is to darken
Poetically, the word denotes the change in one’s countenance in response to abject fear or distress
The dark (literally)
Figuratively: misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow
In this verse Genesis 1:2, it is associated with disorder
(contrasted from light in Genesis 1:4)
In other verses: confusion/ uncertainty; evil done in secret; obscurity, vanity, things forgotten. Although it is created by God, God uses it to judge his enemies. He enlightens the darkness of His people, bringing them out of desperate situations, observing secret actions, and giving insight and freedom.
7307 Spirit:
Ruwach:
from primitive root ruwach (7306)
(to blow; breath; smell; to perceive; figurative: to anticipate, enjoy)
A verb. Meaning to feel relief, to be spacious, to smell
Wind, breath (by resemblance); breath:
sensible (or even violent) exhalation
feminine noun meaning spirit, wind, breath
used to refer to the Spirit of God or the Lord
The Spirit of the Lord had a part in creating the universe
The Spirit hovered over the deep and imparted life to persons
7363 hovering:
racaph: a primitive root;
to brood; to be relaxed
3. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
1961 Let there be
Hayah: come to pass, verb meaning to exist, to become, to happen
Something as occurred just as God said it would
Imperfect form of verb asserts that something came to pass
Imperfect verb form describes a continuing/ habitual past action
“was doing” or “used to do”
216 light
Owr (215)
from the primitive root owr
to be (causative make) luminous (literal and metaphorical)
Brighten
Dawn
Daybreak, glorious (give, show)
(en-)light(-en, -end)
(make, cause to) shine
Primitive roots are 2-4 constant letter root words that form the basis of words in Hebrew (as in Arabic), and give a general concept or idea. Patterns, which are prefixes, suffixes, or changes in vowels, turn root words into living/ well-defined words.
masculine noun meaning light
4. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness
Saw 7200:
primitive root raah: to see,
Joyfully look upon; observe; perceive
Good 2896
Tobe: good (adj); well-pleasing, fruitful
Divided 914:
Badal: to divide, separate, distinguish
5. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.
Day 3117
Yome; from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours)
Called 7121
Qara: a primitive root
designate; (give) name
To name
Night 3915
Masculine noun meaning night; portion of day between sunset and sunrise
Evening 6153
Ereb from 6150 arab, corresponding to 6148 arab to braid, intermix; to commingle: mingle, mix;
Dusk: day, evening, night, twilight
Morning 1242
Boqer dawn (as the break of day); (generally) morning
6. Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
Firmament 7549
Raqiya from 7554 raqa (a primitive root; to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); to expand (by hammering)
An expanse ie the firmament
Masculine noun meaning an expanse, the firmament, an extended surface
A great expanse; the vault of the heavens above the earth.
It denotes the literal sky that stretches from horizon to horizon
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