Genesis 2:18 Go deeper

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 2:18 word 1

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 2:18 word 2

אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 2:18 word 3

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 2:18 word 4

ט֛וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 15:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Genesis 2:18 word 5

הֱי֥וֹתhe.Yotto be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 2:18 word 6

הָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.Damthe man

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120H

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

Meaning: the man (Adam)

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120H; TAHOT Genesis 2:18 word 7

לְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.Doto only him

Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905H

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

Meaning: alone

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:24, Genesis 42:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0905H; TAHOT Genesis 2:18 word 8

אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ\־'e.'e.seh-I will make

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Genesis 2:18 word 9

עֵ֖זֶר'E.zera helper

Lemma: עֵ֫זֶר (e.zer) · Strong's: H5828

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

Meaning: helper

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Exodus 18:4, Deuteronomy 33:7, Deuteronomy 33:26, Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 20:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5828; TAHOT Genesis 2:18 word 10

כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ\׃ke.neg.Dolike before him

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: before

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 47:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Genesis 2:18 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

The LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
also said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
[It is] not	→	לֹא H3808 not
good	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
for the man	→	אָדָם H0120H the man (Adam)
to be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
alone	→	בַּד H0905H alone
I will make	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
for him	→
a suitable	→	נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before
helper	→	עֵ֫זֶר H5828 helper

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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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