Genesis 1:10
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
יָם
Sea
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יָם
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
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קָרָא
he called
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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אֶרֶץ
Earth
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אֶרֶץ
Earth, land, ground. Erets. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. He made it and He owns it all.
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טוֹב
it was good
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טוֹב
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
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