Genesis
Genesis 2:11–12
11The name of the first river is the Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.
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Genesis 2:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The name | שֵׁ֥ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of the first | הָֽאֶחָ֖ד | hā·’e·ḥāḏ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| the Pishon | פִּישׁ֑וֹן | pî·šō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6376 Pishon |
| it | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| winds through | הַסֹּבֵ֗ב | has·sō·ḇêḇ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| land | אֶ֣רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Havilah | הַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה | ha·ḥă·wî·lāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2341 Chavilah |
| where | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| there | שָׁ֖ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| gold | הַזָּהָֽב׃ | haz·zā·hāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
Genesis 2:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the gold | וּֽזֲהַ֛ב | ū·ză·haḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2091 gold |
| of that | הַהִ֖וא | ha·hi·w | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| land | הָאָ֥רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| pure | ט֑וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| bdellium | הַבְּדֹ֖לַח | hab·bə·ḏō·laḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H916 bdellium |
| and onyx | הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ | haš·šō·ham | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7718 gem, beryl |
| there | שָׁ֥ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
Cross-references
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Genesis 2:11 Genesis 25:18 · Genesis 10:29 · 1 Samuel 15:7 · Genesis 10:7
Genesis 2:12 Ezekiel 28:13 · Job 28:16 · Exodus 28:20 · Numbers 11:7 · Exodus 39:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.