Genesis 2 – Line 00042

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 2:11

שְׁמוֹ הַנָּהָר הָרִאשׁוֹן פִּישׁוֹן הוּא הַסּוֹבֵב אֵת כָּל־אֶרֶץ־חֲוִילָה אֲשֶׁר שָׁם הָאוֹנִיק פֶּרֶחַ אוֹב

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

shem-hanahar harishon Pishon hu hassovev et kol-erets-Chavila asher sham ha-‘onikh perakh-ov

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: שְׁמוֹ

Transliteration: shem-o

Lexical Root: שֵׁם (shem)

Part of Speech: Noun + pronominal suffix

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range:

his name

its name

WORD 2

Original: הַנָּהָר

Transliteration: hanahar

Lexical Root: נָהָר (nahar)

Part of Speech: Noun with definite article

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

the river

the stream

WORD 3

Original: הָרִאשׁוֹן

Transliteration: harishon

Lexical Root: רִאשׁוֹן (rishon)

Part of Speech: Ordinal number with definite article

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

the first

first in sequence

WORD 4

Original: פִּישׁוֹן

Transliteration: Pishon

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

Pishon (river name)

WORD 5

Original: הוּא

Transliteration: hu

Lexical Root: הוּא (hu)

Part of Speech: Pronoun

Grammatical Info: 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range:

he

it

WORD 6

Original: הַסּוֹבֵב

Transliteration: hassovev

Lexical Root: סבב (savav)

Part of Speech: Verb (participle)

Grammatical Info: Qal participle with definite article

Lexical Range:

circling

surrounding

encompassing

WORD 7

Original: אֵת

Transliteration: et

Lexical Root: —

Part of Speech: Direct object marker

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

(no direct English equivalent; marks definite direct object)

WORD 8

Original: כָּל־

Transliteration: kol

Lexical Root: כל (kol)

Part of Speech: Noun (construct form)

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular construct

Lexical Range:

all

every

entire

WORD 9

Original: אֶרֶץ־חֲוִילָה

Transliteration: erets-Chavila

Lexical Root: אֶרֶץ (erets) + חֲוִילָה (Chavila)

Part of Speech: Noun + Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular + proper noun

Lexical Range:

land of Havilah (desert valley region, one of Eden’s regions)

WORD 10

Original: אֲשֶׁר

Transliteration: asher

Lexical Root: אשר

Part of Speech: Relative pronoun

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

which

that

WORD 11

Original: שָׁם

Transliteration: sham

Lexical Root: שָׁם

Part of Speech: Adverb

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

there

WORD 12

Original: הָאוֹנִיק

Transliteration: ha-‘onikh

Lexical Root: אוֹנִיק (‘onikh)

Part of Speech: Noun with definite article

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

bdellium (precious resin/gem)

WORD 13

Original: פֶּרֶחַ

Transliteration: perakh

Lexical Root: פֶּרַח (perakh)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

blossom

flower

WORD 14

Original: אוֹב

Transliteration: ov

Lexical Root: אוֹב (ov)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

onyx or precious stone

specifically, a type of gem associated with that region

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

Begins with a possessive clause: "shem‑o hanahar harishon Pishon" — naming the first river.

Follows with existential/locative participle: "hu hassovev et kol‑erets‑Chavila."

"Asher sham" introduces relative location.

Two substances “ha‑‘onikh perakh‑ov” are listed with parallel structure for description.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

Masoretic tradition is stable here; no substantial textual variants known.

Septuagint retains similar phrasing and preserves Pishon and Havilah names.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Part of the Edenic river-naming series (preceded by 2:10; followed by 2:12–14).

Details the first river and region — provides context for subsequent mineral mention in 2:12 and naming of the Gihon river in 2:13.

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

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