And the
LORD God formed man
of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
And the LORD God formed man † * of the duſt of the ground, & breathed into his noſtrils the breath of life; and * man became a liuing ſoule.
אָדָם , masculine noun, ʾadam — man, mankind (value 45)
H120,
אָדָם ʼâdam, aw-dam'; from H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):—× another, hypocrite, common sort, × low, man (mean, of low degree), person.man, mankind
man, human being
man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT)
Adam, first man
city in Jordan valley
Used in 526 Verses, 33 Books 549  Occurrence Count
אֲדָמָה , feminine noun, ʾadama — ground, land (value 50)
H127,
אֲדָמָה ʼădâmâh, ad-aw-maw'; from H119; soil (from its general redness):—country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.ground, land
ground (as general, tilled, yielding sustenance)
piece of ground, a specific plot of land
earth substance (for building or constructing)
ground as earth's visible surface
land, territory, country
whole inhabited earth
city in Naphtali
Used in 211 Verses, 28 Books 225  Occurrence Count
אֱלֹהִים , masculine noun, ʾelohiym — God, god (value 86)
H430,
אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'; plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:—angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.(plural)
rulers, judges
divine ones
angels
gods
(plural intensive - singular meaning)
god, goddess
godlike one
works or special possessions of God
the (true) God
God
Used in 2245 Verses, 35 Books 2582  Occurrence Count
אַף , masculine noun, ʾaf — a nostril, nose, face, anger (value 81)
H639,
אַף ʼaph, af; from H599; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire:—anger(-gry), before, countenance, face, forebearing, forehead, (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, × worthy, wrath.Used in 269 Verses, 32 Books 276  Occurrence Count
אֵת , particle, ʾeyt — untranslatable mark of the accusative case (value 401)
H853,
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):—[as such unrepresented in English].sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Used in 6780 Verses, 39 Books 10904  Occurrence Count
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
חַי , adjective, feminine noun, masculine noun, hay — alive, living (value 18)
H2416,
חַי chay, khah'-ee; from H2421; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively:— age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, merry, multitude, (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.adjective
living, alive
green (of vegetation)
flowing, fresh (of water)
lively, active (of man)
reviving (of the springtime)
masculine noun
relatives
life (abstract emphatic)
life
sustenance, maintenance
feminine noun
living thing, animal
animal
life
appetite
revival, renewal
community
Used in 450 Verses, 29 Books 497  Occurrence Count
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517  Occurrence Count
יָצַר , verb, yatzar — to form, fashion (value 300)
H3335,
יָצַר yâtsar, yaw-tsar'; probably identical with H3334 (through the squeezing into shape); (compare H3331); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution):—× earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.to form, fashion, frame
(Qal) to form, fashion
of human activity
of divine activity
of creation
of original creation
of individuals at conception
of Israel as a people
to frame, pre-ordain, plan (fig. of divine) purpose of a situation)
(Niphal) to be formed, be created
(Pual) to be predetermined, be pre-ordained
(Hophal) to be formed
Used in 56 Verses, 12 Books 62  Occurrence Count
מִן , conjunction, preposition, min — from (value 90)
H4480,
מִן min, min; or מִנִּי minnîy; or מִנֵּי minnêy; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses:—above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, × neither, × nor, (out) of, over, since, × then, through, × whether, with.preposition
from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than
from (expressing separation), off, on the side of
out of
(with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)
(of material from which something is made)
(of source or origin)
out of, some of, from (partitively)
from, since, after (of time)
than, more than (in comparison)
from...even to, both...and, either...or
than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)
from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)
conjunction
that
Used in 1093 Verses, 38 Books 1227  Occurrence Count
נָפַח , verb, nafah — to breathe, blow (value 138)
H5301,
נָפַח nâphach, naw-fakh'; a primitive root; to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem):—blow, breath, give up, cause to lose (life), seething, snuff.to breathe, blow, sniff at, seethe, give up or lose (life)
(Qal) to breathe, blow
(Pual) to be blown
(Hiphil) to cause to breathe out
Used in 12 Verses, 7 Books 12  Occurrence Count
נֶפֶשׁ , feminine noun, nefesh — a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion (value 430)
H5315,
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh, neh'-fesh; from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):—any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
living being
living being (with life in the blood)
the man himself, self, person or individual
seat of the appetites
seat of emotions and passions
activity of mind
dubious
activity of the will
dubious
activity of the character
dubious
Used in 683 Verses, 31 Books 748  Occurrence Count
נְשָׁמָה , feminine noun, nəshama — breath (value 395)
H5397,
נְשָׁמָה neshâmâh, nesh-aw-maw'; from H5395; a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal:—blast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.breath, spirit
breath (of God)
breath (of man)
every breathing thing
spirit (of man)
Used in 24 Verses, 10 Books 24  Occurrence Count
עָפָר , masculine noun, ʿafar — dry earth, dust (value 350)
H6083,
עָפָר ʻâphâr, aw-fawr'; from H6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud:—ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish
dry or loose earth
debris
mortar
ore
Used in 103 Verses, 25 Books 110  Occurrence Count
| Genesis 2:7Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיִּיצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And the LORD |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
| God |
H430ʾelohiym |
אֱלֹהִים |
86 |
| formed |
H3335yatzar |
יָצַר |
300 |
| man |
H120ʾadam |
אָדָם |
45 |
| of the dust |
H6083ʿafar |
עָפָר |
350 |
| of |
H4480min |
מִן |
90 |
| the ground, |
H127ʾadama |
אֲדָמָה |
50 |
| and breathed |
H5301nafah |
נָפַח |
138 |
| into his nostrils |
H639ʾaf |
אַף |
81 |
| the breath |
H5397nəshama |
נְשָׁמָה |
395 |
| of life; |
H2416hay |
חַי |
18 |
| and man |
H120ʾadam |
אָדָם |
45 |
| became a living |
H2416hay |
חַי |
18 |
| soul. |
H5315nefesh |
נֶפֶשׁ |
430 |
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