- *hāyĕtāh*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was/became
- *tōhû*
- noun, masculine singular - formlessness/chaos
- *wā-bōhû*
- conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and emptiness/void
- *ḥōšek*
- noun, masculine singular - darkness
- *pĕnê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - face of/surface of
- *tĕhôm*
- noun, masculine singular - deep/abyss/primeval ocean
- *rûaḥ*
- noun, feminine singular construct - spirit/wind/breath of
- *mĕraḥepet*
- verb, piel participle, feminine singular - hovering/moving/fluttering
- *māyim*
- noun, masculine plural - waters