מַבּוּלmabbûwl

flood (Genesis 7:6; Psalms 29:10; Genesis 9:11; Genesis 9:15; Genesis 17:7)

Pronunciation: mab-bool' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3999

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 13 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 6:17 “Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die.
  • Genesis 7:6 Noah was 600 years old when the flood covered the earth.
  • Genesis 7:7 He went on board the boat to escape the flood—he and his wife and his sons and their wives.
  • Genesis 7:10 After seven days, the waters of the flood came and covered the earth.
  • Genesis 7:17 For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the boat high above the earth.
  • Genesis 9:11 Yes, I am confirming my covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).