מַבּוּל
mab.bul (H3999)
flood
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word מַבּוּל (mab.bul) has a short and direct definition: "flood". This word falls within the semantic domain of "Water & Weather", indicating its primary association with large bodies of water and changes in the weather. This word is used 13 times in the Bible, suggesting its significance in the Hebrew narrative. Its range of usage is likely varied, but based on its definition, it is likely used to describe catastrophic events involving water, such as a deluge or a storm. The significance of this word is tied to its repeated use in the biblical narrative, which may indicate its importance in the Hebrew worldview. Without more context, it is difficult to say exactly how this word is used, but its definition and frequency of use suggest that it is a critical concept in the Hebrew understanding of the natural world.
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I, even I, will bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die.
Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came on the earth.
Noah went into the ship with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, because of the floodwaters.
The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ship, and it was lifted up above the earth.
I will establish my covenant with you: All flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood. There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”
I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters will no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.
Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
These are the families of the sons of Noah, by their generations, according to their nations. The nations divided from these in the earth after the flood.
This is the history of the generations of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood.