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And the nameוְשֵׁםof the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁיriverהַנָּהָרisTigris;חִדֶּקֶלitהוּאisthe one that flowsהַהֹלֵךְeastקִדְמַתof Assyria.אַשּׁוּרAnd the fourthוְ הָרְבִיעִיriverהַנָּהָרisהוּאthe Euphrates.פְרָת
Genesis 2:14
Study it in the app“And the name of the third river is Tigris; it is the one that flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 2:14, 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 thirdשְּׁלִישִׁיshelishi
third
The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.
Where else “shelishi” appears- riverנָּהָרnahar
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nahar” appears- Tigrisחִדֶּקֶלchidekel
Tigris
Tigris: in Hebrew Hiddekel, the river Tigris.
Where else “chidekel” appears- the one that flowsהֹלֵךְholech
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holech” appears- eastקִדְמַתkidmat
east of
Toward the east, east of; in front.
Where else “kidmat” appears- of Assyriaאַשּׁוּרashur
Assyria, Asshur
See it on the mapWhere else “ashur” appears- And the fourthרְבִיעִיrevii
fourth
What holds the place after the third.
Where else “revii” appears- the Euphratesפְרָתferat
Euphrates
See it on the mapWhere else “ferat” appears
Places in this verse
1Assyria
Today: northern Iraq (with parts of Syria, Turkey, Iran)
An empire of northern Mesopotamia along the Tigris River, in present-day Iraq.
Assyria took the northern kingdom of Israel captive (2 Kgs 17:6). God sent Jonah to preach in Nineveh, its capital (Jonah 3:3).
2Euphrates
Today: Euphrates River: Turkey, Syria, Iraq
The longest river in southwest Asia; it rises in Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq to the Persian Gulf.
It is one of the four rivers of Eden (Gen 2:14). God promised Abram the land as far as this river (Gen 15:18).
The context
13And the name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one that goes around the whole land of Cush.
14 · This verse (above)
15And YHWH Elohim took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.
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?