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The nameשֵׁםof the firstהָאֶחָדisPishon;פִּישׁוֹןitהוּאisthe one that goes aroundהַסֹּבֵבthe wholeאֵת כָּלlandאֶרֶץof Havilah,הַחֲוִילָהwhereאֲשֶׁרthere isשָׁםgold.הַזָּהָב
Genesis 2:11
Study it in the app“The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one that goes around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 2:11, word by word
- The nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the firstאֶחָדechad
first
Literally "one": day one of the month.
Where else “echad” appears- Pishonפִּישׁוֹןpishon
Pishon
Pishon, one of the four rivers flowing out of Eden. Which river it was is not known for certain.
Where else “pishon” appears- the one that goes aroundסֹּבֵבsovev
surround
To enclose someone or something on every side.
Where else “sovev” appears- landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Havilahחֲוִילָהchavila
Havilah
Havilah, the name of a region (perhaps more than one) and of men descended from it. Where it lay is not known for certain.
Where else “chavila” appears- goldזָּהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears
The context
10And a river went out from Eden to water the garden, and from there it divided and became four branches.
11 · This verse (above)
12And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there.
To study Genesis 2 in a group
1. What it says
How did YHWH Elohim form the man, and what did he give him so that he became a living being (v. 7)?
2. What it means
Why does YHWH Elohim say it is not good for the man to be alone (v. 18)?
3. How I live it
What friendship or relationship can you care for this week so you do not walk alone?