The coming judgment of God is described as like being washed with strong soap. The word translated "soap" has a direct application in Chemistry. Are we surprised? No, God really is a chemist.
Soap: וּכְבֹרִ֖ית – borith
Brought forth: חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי – cholalti
We've resolved what popular science (SciPop) calls "the Big Bang" with nucleosynthesis as described in Genesis 1:3. However, it would seem that before the Big Bang there was a Loud Howl.
Back to the Beginning
Some people believe that Genesis 1:1 is a subheading which bookmarks the beginning of creation, not as a creative act. However, some people believe that it was a separate creative act.
Strengthened: בַּ֝עֲז֗וֹז – baazoz
When we look at the Hebrew word translated as strengthened we find an example of the theologians of yesteryear fudging their data. The word has been assigned to the root עָזַז - azaz, no doubt because it makes sense.
Formed: יֹצֵ֨ר – yatsar
Part of the meaning of the word translated as "formed" is pictured by how the potter's hand shapes a hollow vessel from a solid lump of clay.
Waterfalls: צִנּוֹרֶ֑יךָ – tsinnuwr
Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me. (Psalms 42:7) ESV This word is rendered in the KJV as waterspouts which can be confusing in the context of the original Earth hydrological cycle but which is accurate in the context of david's challenge …
Highest part: וְ֝רֹ֗אשׁ – rosh
IF Eden was at the top of a mountain that filled the whole Earth, and a river from Eden watered the surface of the whole land, THEN the concept of elevation will be found in the scriptural context.
Circle, sphere: ח֣וּג – chug
Circle, sphere: ח֣וּג - chug * to draw a circle, to circumscribe, Job 26:10. * masc. circle, sphere, * fem. compass, compasses, Is 44:13.
To sink, sank: יִמַּ֣ךְ – makak
One Hebrew gravity concept occurs in the context of a house so neglected that the roof falls in. The root that the word foundation is derived from is makon: the establishment of a foundation and sinking down.
A space between: בֵּ֥ין – bayin
Dividing the water above the firmament from the water below below it required physical space. Likewise, dividing the light from the darkness isn't the alternation of day and night, it's also the their separation by a physical space.