Genesis 2 – Line 00043

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 2:12

וּזֲהַב הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא טוֹב שָׁם הַבְּדֹלַח וְאֶבֶן הַשֹּׁהַם

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

uzahav ha’aretz hahi tov sham habdolach ve’even hashoham

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וּזֲהַב

Transliteration: uzahav

Lexical Root: זָהָב (zahav)

Part of Speech: Noun with conjunction

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

and gold

and precious metal

and wealth

WORD 2

Original: הָאָרֶץ

Transliteration: ha’aretz

Lexical Root: אֶרֶץ (eretz)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

the land

the earth

the territory

the region

WORD 3

Original: הַהִוא

Transliteration: hahi

Lexical Root: הוּא (hu)

Part of Speech: Demonstrative pronoun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

that (feminine)

that one

that specific

WORD 4

Original: טוֹב

Transliteration: tov

Lexical Root: טוֹב (tov)

Part of Speech: Adjective

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

good

pleasant

valuable

agreeable

WORD 5

Original: שָׁם

Transliteration: sham

Lexical Root: שָׁם

Part of Speech: Adverb

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

there

in that place

WORD 6

Original: הַבְּדֹלַח

Transliteration: habdolach

Lexical Root: בְּדֹלַח (bdolach)

Part of Speech: Noun with definite article

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

bdellium

resin-like aromatic gum

translucent or crystalline substance (identification debated)

WORD 7

Original: וְאֶבֶן

Transliteration: ve’even

Lexical Root: אֶבֶן (even)

Part of Speech: Noun with conjunction

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

and stone

and gem

and mineral

WORD 8

Original: הַשֹּׁהַם

Transliteration: hashoham

Lexical Root: שֹׁהַם (shoham)

Part of Speech: Noun with definite article

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

onyx

precious stone

ornamental gem

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

The verse continues a descriptive elaboration of the land associated with the first of the four rivers (Pishon, v.11).

“Zahav ha’aretz hahi” forms a noun clause with demonstrative.

“Tov” functions independently as an evaluative adjective.

The list structure — gold, bdellium, and onyx — follows “sham,” indicating locality.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

No major variants recorded in the Masoretic tradition.

Septuagint offers τὸ χρυσίον…καὶ λίθος πράσινος (“gold... and green stone”), supporting shoham as gemstone.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Expands on the description of the land of Havilah (Genesis 2:11).

Continues the river narrative (Genesis 2:10–14) and Edenic abundance motif.

Lexical connection between “tov” here and “tov” in Genesis 1 (e.g., 1:4, 1:10).

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