The Meaning of Genesis 8:4 Explained

Genesis 8:4

KJV: And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

YLT: And the ark resteth, in the seventh month, in the seventeenth day of the month, on mountains of Ararat;

Darby: And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.

ASV: And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the ark  rested  in the seventh  month,  on the seventeenth  day  of the month,  upon the mountains  of Ararat. 

What does Genesis 8:4 Mean?

Study Notes

seventh month i.e. October.
Ararat Lit. holy ground, answering to the "heavenly" of Ephesians 2:4-6 for the Church, and to the "new heavens and new earth" for Israel.; Isaiah 65:17-19 ; Isaiah 66:22 ; Revelation 21:1 .

Context Summary

Genesis 8:1-22 - Noah Leaves The Ark
Traditions of the Flood are found in every country, from the tablets of Babylon to the rude carvings of the Aztecs, proving man's common origin. "God remembered Noah." He could not forget, because He had entered into covenant with him and his. Though the floods have been abroad on your life for long years, God has not forgotten you. Sooner might a woman forget her babe! Noah's window only looked upward. It had no outlook on the waters, therefore he sent forth the birds. Dove and raven issued from the same window, so the child of God and the wayward, willful child may issue from the same family; but the former cannot find satisfaction with what satisfies the other, but wings its flight back to God. See Psalms 116:7. Through God's grace Noah stepped out into the new world-the world of resurrection. His first act was the burned-offering of consecration, which was followed immediately by promise. See Romans 12:1-2. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 8

1  God remembers Noah and calms the waters
4  The ark rests on Ararat
6  Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove
13  Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark
20  He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,
21  which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more

What do the individual words in Genesis 8:4 mean?

And rested the ark in the month seventh on the seven and tenth day of the month on the mountains of Ararat
וַתָּ֤נַח הַתֵּבָה֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י בְּשִׁבְעָה־ עָשָׂ֥ר י֖וֹם לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ עַ֖ל הָרֵ֥י אֲרָרָֽט

וַתָּ֤נַח  And  rested 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: נוּחַ 
Sense: to rest.
הַתֵּבָה֙  the  ark 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֵּבָה  
Sense: ark.
בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ  in  the  month 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י  seventh 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: שְׁבִיעִי  
Sense: seventh.
בְּשִׁבְעָה־  on  the  seven 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
עָשָׂ֥ר  and  tenth 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
י֖וֹם  day 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ  of  the  month 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הָרֵ֥י  the  mountains 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
אֲרָרָֽט  of  Ararat 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲרָרַט  
Sense: a mountainous region of eastern Armenia, between the river Araxes and the lakes Van and Oroomiah, the site where Noah’s ark came to rest.

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