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And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. (KJV)

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וַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'and he called

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

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

Meaning: to call: call by

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 1

הָֽאָדָ֜םha.'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 2:18, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120H; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 2

שֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.Motnames

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 3

לְכָל\־le.kholto 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 2:20 word 4

הַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.Mahthe livestock

Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: animal

Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 6:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 5

וּלְע֣וֹףu.le.'ofand to [the] bird[s] of

Lemma: עוֹף (oph) · Strong's: H5775

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

Meaning: bird

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5775; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 6

הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

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

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 7

וּלְכֹ֖לu.le.Kholand to every

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 2:20 word 8

חַיַּ֣תchai.Yat<the> animal of

Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C

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

Meaning: living thing

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 9

הַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.Dehthe field

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

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

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18, Genesis 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 10

וּלְאָדָ֕םu.le.'a.Damand for Adam

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0121G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Adam

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0121G; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 11

לֹֽא\־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 2:18, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 12

מָצָ֥אma.Tza'he found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 16:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 13

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 2:18, Exodus 18:4, Deuteronomy 33:7, Deuteronomy 33:26, Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 20:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5828; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 14

כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ\׃ke.neg.Dolike before him

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

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: before

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 47:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Genesis 2:20 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

The man	→	אָדָם H0120H the man (Adam)
gave	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
names	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
to all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the livestock	→	בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal
to the birds	→	עוֹף H5775 bird
of the air	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
and to every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
beast	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
of the field	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
But for Adam	→	אָדָם H0121G Adam
no	→	לֹא H3808 not
suitable	→	נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before
helper	→	עֵ֫זֶר H5828 helper
was found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find

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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