Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 1:14-19
- VI. The Fourth Day14. מאור mā'ôr, “a light, a luminary, a center of radiant light.”מועה mô‛ēd, “set time, season.”Words beginning with a formative מ musually signify that in which the simple quality resides or is realized. Hence, they often denote place.17. נתן nāthan “give, hold out, show, stretch, hold out.” Latin: tendo, teneo; τείνω teinō.The darkness has been removed from the face of the deep, its waters have been distributed in due proportions above and below the expanse; the... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 1:9-13
- V. The Third Day9. קוה qāvâh “turn, bind, gather, expect.”יבשׁה yabāshâh “the dry, the ground.” יבשׁ yabēsh, “be dry.” בושׁ bôsh, “be abashed.”11. דשׁא deshe', “green thing, grass.”עשׂב ‛ēśāb, “herb.”זרע zēra‛, “seed.” זרע zāra‛, “sow,” sero.פרי perı̂y, “fruit.” ברה pārâh, “bear”; φέρω pherō.The work of creation on this day is evidently twofold, - the distribution of land and water, and the creation of plants. The former part of it is completed, named, reviewed, and approved... read more