בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים
ORIGINALBH-090
Biblical Hebrew · Reading Biblical Hebrew Sentences
Action before the subject
BH-090Biblical HebrewMasoretic Hebrew of Tanakh
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים
Transliterationbara Elohim
Plain meaningElohim created
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Action before the subject
The Hebrew order begins with בָּרָא, “created,” and then names אֱלֹהִים, Elohim, as the subject performing the action. Biblical Hebrew frequently places a verb before its subject. Natural English normally reverses that order: “Elohim created.” The language lesson preserves the actual word אֱלֹהִים rather than replacing it with another Divine Name.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
bara Elohim
READINGApproved transliteration
Elohim created
MEANINGBiblical Hebrew
בָּרָא = action → אֱלֹהִים = who did it
SOURCE REFERENCE
Genesis 1:1
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