HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3999
מַבּוּל
mab.bul — flood
1) flood, deluge. 1a) Noah's flood that submerged the entire planet earth under water for about a year
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Flood
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7858
שֶׁ֫טֶף
she.teph — flood
flood, downpour Also means: she.tseph (שֶׁצֶף "overflowing" H8241)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2627
κατακλυσμός
kataklusmos — flood
κατα-κλυσμός, -οῦ, ὁ (κατακλύζω), [in LXX chiefly for מַבּוּל, Gen.6:17, al.; also for שֶׁטֶף, Psa.32:6, al. ;] a flood, deluge: Mat.24:38-39 Luk.17:27, 2Pe.2:5.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4132
πλήμμυρα
plēmmura — flood
πλήμμυρα, -ης (for Att.. -ας, see Bl., § 7, 1) (πλήθω), [in LXX: π. γένεσθαι, Job.40:18 (23) (נָהָר עָשַׁק) * ;] a flood (of sea or river) : Luk.6:48.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4113
מַהֲמֹרָה
ma.ha.mo.rah — flood
a flood, a pit of water, watery pit
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5146
נֹחַ
no.ach — Noah
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.29; son of: Lamech (H3929H); father of: Shem (H8035), Ham (H2526) and Japheth (H3315) Also named: Nōe (Νῶε "Noah" G3575) § Noah = "rest" son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth; builder of the ark which saved his family from the destruction of the world which God sent on the world by the flood; became the new seminal head of mankind because his family were the only survivors of the flood
37 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5140
נָזַל
na.zal — to flow
1) to flow, distil, flow forth or down, trickle, drop 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flow 1a1a) streams, floods (participle) 1a2) to distil 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to flow
16 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2585
חֲנוֹךְ
cha.nokh — Enoch
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.17; son of: Cain (H7014B); father of: Irad (H5897) § Enoch = "dedicated" 1) eldest son of Cain 2) son of Jared and father of Methuselah whom God took home to heaven without dying 3) the city which Cain built and named after his son Enoch (after himself) Hanoch = "dedicated" 4) a son of Midian, the third child 5) the eldest son of Reuben
15 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H121
אָדָם
a.dam — Adam
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.2.19; married to Eve (H2332); father of: Cain (H7014B), Abel (H1893) and Seth (H8352); also translated "man" at Gen.2.19,21,23; 3.8,9,20; 5.2; "mankind" at Deu.32.8; "others" at Job.31.33; § Adam = "red" 1) first man 2) city in Jordan valley
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3315
יֶ֫פֶת
ye.phet — Japheth
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.5.32; son of: Noah (H5146); brother of: Shem (H8035) and Ham (H2526); father of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422), Meshech (H4902) and Tiras (H8494) § Japheth = "opened" the 3rd son of Noah whose descendants after the flood settled on the coastal lands of the Mediterranean spreading north into Europe and parts of Asia
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3929
לֶ֫מֶךְ
le.mekh — Lamech
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18; son of: Methushael (H4967); married to Adah (H5711) and Zillah (H6741); father of: Jabal (H2989), Jubal (H3106), Tubal-cain (H8423), Naamah (H5279) § Lamech = "powerful" 1) the 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah 2) father of Noah
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8352
שֵׁת
shet — Seth
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.25; son of: Adam (H0121) and Eve (H2332); brother of: Cain (H7014B) and Abel (H1893); father of: Enosh (H0583); also called Sheth (Ketiv: buttock) at Num.24.17; § Seth = "compensation" 1) the 3rd son of Adam by Eve 1a) also 'Sheth'
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5711
עָדָה
a.dah — Adah
A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.19; married to Lamech (H3929); mother of: Jabal (H2989) and Jubal (H3106) § Adah = "ornament" 1) the 1st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal 2) a Hittitess, 1 of the 3 wives of Esau and mother of Eliphaz 2a) also called 'Bashemath'
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2230
זֶ֫רֶם
ze.rem — storm
rain-shower, thunderstorm, flood of rain, downpour, rain-storm
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3382
יֶ֫רֶד
ye.red — Jared
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.15; son of: Mahalalel (H4111); father of: Enoch (H2585H) Also named: Iared (Ἰάρεδ "Jared" G2391) § Jered or Jared = "descent" 1) son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch in the 4th generation from Seth 2) a descendant of Judah and father of Gedor
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4111
מַהֲלַלְאֵל
ma.ha.lal.el — Mahalalel
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.12; son of: Kenan (H7018); father of: Jared (H3382); also called Mahalaleel (NIV: Mahalel) at Luk.3.37; Also named: Maleleēl (Μαλελεήλ "Mahalaleel" G3121) § Mahalaleel = "praise of God" 1) son of Cainan and the 4th in descent from Adam in the line of Seth 2) a descendant of Perez, the son of Judah
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H583
אֱנוֹשׁ
e.nosh — Enosh
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.26; son of: Seth (H8352); father of: Kenan (H7018); also called Enos at Luk.3.38; Also named: Enōs (Ἐνώς "Enos" G1800) § Enos = "man" son of Seth
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4968
מְתוּשֶׁ֫לַח
me.tu.she.lach — Methuselah
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.21; son of: Enoch (H2585H); father of: Lamech (H3929H) Also named: Mathousala (Μαθουσάλα "Methuselah" G3103) § Methuselah = "man of the dart" son of Enoch, 6th in descent from Seth, and father of Lamech
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7018
קֵינָן
qe.nan — Kenan
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.9; son of: Enosh (H0583); father of: Mahalalel (H4111); also called Cainan at Luk.3.37; Also named: Kainan, Kainam (Καϊνάν, Καϊνάμ "Cainan" G2536H) § Kenan = "possession" 1) son of Enosh and father of Mahalaleel 1a) also 'Cainan'
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1893
הֶ֫בֶל
he.vel — Abel
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.2; son of: Adam (H0121) and Eve (H2332); brother of: Cain (H7014B) and Seth (H8352) Also named: Abel (Ἄβελ "Abel" G0006) § Abel = "breath" second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5279
נַעֲמָה
na.a.mah — Naamah
A woman of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.14.21; married to Solomon (H8010); mother of: Rehoboam (H7346) § Naamah = "loveliness" 1) daughter of Lamech by his wife Zillah and sister of Tubal-cain in the days before the flood 2) the Ammonite wife of Solomon and mother of king Rehoboam of Judah
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5248
נִמְרֹד
nim.rod — Nimrod
A man of the Cushites living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.10.8; son of: Cush (H3568); brother of: Seba (H5434), Havilah (H2341H), Sabtah (H5454), Raamah (H7484) and Sabteca (H5455) § Nimrod = "rebellion" or "the valiant" the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great grandson of Noah; a mighty hunter, he established an empire in the area of Babylon and Assyria
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6687
צוּף
tsuph — to flow
1) to flow, overflow, flood, float 1a) (Qal) to flood 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to flow over 1b2) to cause to float
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6741
צִלָּה
tsil.lah — Zillah
A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.19; married to Lamech (H3929); mother of: Tubal-cain (H8423) and Naamah (H5279) § Zillah = "shade" the 2nd wife of Lamech and mother of Tubal-cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
An event recorded in Gen. 7 and 8. (See DELUGE.) In Josh. 24:2, 3, 14, 15, the word “flood” (R.V., “river”) means the river Euphrates. In Ps. 66:6, this word refers to the river Jordan.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.