Genesis 2:11 Go deeper

The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; (KJV)

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שֵׁ֥םshem[the] name of

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Genesis 2:11 word 1

הָֽאֶחָ֖דha.'e.Chadthe one

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 2:11 word 2

פִּישׁ֑וֹןpi.Shon[is] Pishon

Lemma: פִּישׁוֹן (pi.shon) · Strong's: H6376

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Pishon

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6376; TAHOT Genesis 2:11 word 3

ה֣וּאhu'it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 2:11 word 4

הַסֹּבֵ֗בha.so.Vev[is] the [one which] goes around

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to turn: turn

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:24, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11, Numbers 32:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT Genesis 2:11 word 5

אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 2:11 word 6

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 2:11 word 7

אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 2:11 word 8

הַֽחֲוִילָ֔הha.cha.vi.Lah<the> Havilah

Lemma: חֲוִילָה (cha.vi.lah) · Strong's: H2341G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Havilah

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2341G; TAHOT Genesis 2:11 word 9

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-where

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 2:11 word 10

שָׁ֖םsham[is] there

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 2:11 word 11

הַזָּהָֽב\׃ha.za.Hav<the> gold

Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: gold

Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53, Genesis 41:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Genesis 2:11 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
of the first [river]	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
[is] the Pishon	→	פִּישׁוֹן H6376 Pishon
it	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
winds through	→	סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn
the whole	→	כֹּל H3605 all
land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
of Havilah	→	חֲוִילָה H2341G Havilah
where	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
there [is]	→	שָׁם H8033G there
gold	→	זָהָב H2091 gold

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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