Strong H3999מַבּוּל

flood

Transliteration
mabbûl
Pronunciation
mab-bool'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From H2986 in the sense of flowing; a deluge: - flood.

Detailed definition

1) flood, deluge.
1a) Noah's flood that submerged the entire planet earth under water for about a year

In the Bible

Strong H3999 appears in 12 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • flood11
  • become1

First verses

  1. Genesis 6:17
    And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
  2. Genesis 7:6
    And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
  3. Genesis 7:7
    And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
  4. Genesis 7:10
    And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
  5. Genesis 7:17
    And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
  6. Genesis 9:11
    And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
  7. Genesis 9:15
    And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
  8. Genesis 9:28
    And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
  9. Genesis 10:1
    Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
  10. Genesis 10:32
    These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
  11. Genesis 11:10
    These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
  12. Psalms 29:10
    The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
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