מַבּוּל
mab.bul
“flood”
Definition
a deluge
from H2986 (יָבַל) in the sense of flowing;
- flood, deluge. 1a) Noah's flood that submerged the entire planet earth under water for about a year
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מַבּוּל appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.
And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth.
And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
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