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And the nameוְשֵׁםof the secondהַשֵּׁנִיriverהַנָּהָרisGihon;גִּיחוֹןitהוּאisthe one that goes aroundהַסּוֹבֵבthe wholeאֵת כָּלlandאֶרֶץof Cush.כּוּשׁ
Genesis 2:13
Study it in the app“And the name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one that goes around the whole land of Cush.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 2:13, word by word
- And the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the secondשֵּׁנִיsheni
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “sheni” appears- riverנָּהָרnahar
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nahar” appears- Gihonגִּיחוֹןgichon
Gihon
Gihon, one of the four rivers of Eden, which is not known for certain; also a spring beside Jerusalem.
Where else “gichon” appears- the one that goes aroundסּוֹבֵבsovev
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 Cushכּוּשׁkush
Cush
Cush, the name of a son of Ham and of the region of his descendants, south of Egypt (Nubia; many Bibles put "Ethiopia"). This translation keeps the Hebrew name. Also an Israelite.
Where else “kush” appears
The context
12And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there.
13 · This verse (above)
14And the name of the third river is Tigris; it is the one that flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
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?