Genesis

Genesis 2:19

¹⁹And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And out of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the ground	הָֽאֲדָמָ֗ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
the LORD	יְהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱלֹהִ֜ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
formed	וַיִּצֶר֩	way·yi·ṣer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3335 form, fashion
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
beast	חַיַּ֤ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶה֙	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
and every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
bird	ע֣וֹף	‘ō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and He brought	וַיָּבֵא֙	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the man	הָ֣אָדָ֔ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
to see	לִרְא֖וֹת	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
what	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
he would name	יִּקְרָא־	yiq·rā-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
each one	וְכֹל֩	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
And whatever the man	הָֽאָדָ֛ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
called	יִקְרָא־	yiq·rā-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
each living	חַיָּ֖ה	ḥay·yāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
creature	נֶ֥פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
that	ה֥וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
its name	שְׁמֽוֹ׃	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name

Cross-references

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Psalm 8:4–8 · Genesis 1:28 · Genesis 9:2 · Genesis 1:20–26 · Genesis 6:20 · Genesis 2:22–23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.