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Anchored in Syntax: The Resting of the Ark in Genesis 8:4
וַתָּ֤נַח הַתֵּבָה֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י בְּשִׁבְעָה־עָשָׂ֥ר יֹ֖ום לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ עַ֖ל הָרֵ֥י אֲרָרָֽט׃
(Genesis 8:4)
Sentence Breakdown
This verse offers a vivid and precise timestamp in the Flood narrative, marked by clear temporal and locative clauses. Here’s the structure:
וַתָּנַח הַתֵּבָה — Main clause (Wayyiqtol + subject)
בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי — Temporal phrase: “in the seventh month”
בְּשִׁבְעָה־עָשָׂר יֹום לַחֹדֶשׁ — Precise date: “on the seventeenth day of the month”
עַל הָרֵי אֲרָרָט — Locative phrase: “on the mountains of Ararat”
Grammatical and Syntactic Features
Phrase
Syntactic Role
Explanation
וַתָּנַח
Main verb (wayyiqtol)
Feminine singular wayyiqtol verb from נ֫וּחַ, meaning “and it came to rest.”… Learn Hebrew
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