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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 11:1 - One
Genesis 11:1 - And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And the whole | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
| earth | H776 | אֶרֶץ |
[Noun Feminine] the earth (at {large} or partitively a land) |
| was | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| of one | H259 | אֶחָד |
[Adjective] properly {united} that {is} one; or (as an ordinal) first |
| language | H8193 | שָׂפָה |
[Noun Feminine] Probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication language; by analogy a margin (of a {vessel} {water} {cloth} etc.) |
| and of one | H259 | אֶחָד |
[Adjective] properly {united} that {is} one; or (as an ordinal) first |
| speech | H1697 | דָּבָר |
[Noun Masculine] a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of thing; adverbially a cause |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.