Genesis 2 – Line 00051

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 2:20

וַיִּקְרָא הָאָדָם שֵׁמוֹת לְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה וּלְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְכֹל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וּלְאָדָם לֹא־מָצָא עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּוֹ

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vayiqra ha’adam shemot le’khol-habehemah u’le‘of hashamayim u’le’khol chayat hasadeh u’le’adam lo-matza ‘ezer kenegdo

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַיִּקְרָא

Transliteration: vayiqra

Lexical Root: קרא (qara)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, vav-consecutive

Lexical Range:

to call

to name

to proclaim

to summon

WORD 2

Original: הָאָדָם

Transliteration: ha’adam

Lexical Root: אָדָם (adam)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

the man

the human

humanity

WORD 3

Original: שֵׁמוֹת

Transliteration: shemot

Lexical Root: שֵׁם (shem)

Part of Speech: Noun (plural)

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural

Lexical Range:

names

designations

titles

WORD 4

Original: לְכָל־

Transliteration: le’khol

Lexical Root: ל + כל (kol)

Part of Speech: Preposition + noun (construct)

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

to all

for every

WORD 5

Original: הַבְּהֵמָה

Transliteration: habehemah

Lexical Root: בְּהֵמָה (behemah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

the beast

the animal

domesticated creature

WORD 6

Original: וּלְעוֹף

Transliteration: u’le‘of

Lexical Root: ל + עוֹף (‘of)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + preposition + noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

and to the bird

and for flying creature

WORD 7

Original: הַשָּׁמַיִם

Transliteration: hashamayim

Lexical Root: שָׁמַיִם (shamayim)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural with definite article

Lexical Range:

the heavens

the sky

WORD 8

Original: וּלְכֹל

Transliteration: u’le’khol

Lexical Root: ל + כל (kol)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + preposition + noun (construct)

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

and to all

and for every

WORD 9

Original: חַיַּת

Transliteration: chayat

Lexical Root: חיה (chayah)

Part of Speech: Noun (construct)

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular construct

Lexical Range:

creature

living being

wild animal

WORD 10

Original: הַשָּׂדֶה

Transliteration: hasadeh

Lexical Root: שָׂדֶה (sadeh)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

the field

the open country

WORD 11

Original: וּלְאָדָם

Transliteration: u’le’adam

Lexical Root: ל + אָדָם (adam)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + preposition + noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

and for the man

and to the human

WORD 12

Original: לֹא

Transliteration: lo

Lexical Root: לֹא

Part of Speech: Negative particle

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

not

no

WORD 13

Original: מָצָא

Transliteration: matza

Lexical Root: מצא (matza)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range:

he found

he discovered

he obtained

WORD 14

Original: עֵזֶר

Transliteration: ‘ezer

Lexical Root: עזר (‘azar)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

help

aid

support

assistant

WORD 15

Original: כְּנֶגְדּוֹ

Transliteration: kenegdo

Lexical Root: נגד (neged)

Part of Speech: Preposition + pronominal suffix

Grammatical Info: Construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range:

corresponding to him

alongside him

opposite him

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

The line contains two major clauses:

Naming action performed by the human upon animals.

Conclusive statement of absence regarding a fitting helper.

The phrasing “kenegdo” parallels Genesis 2:18.

“Lo matza” is past tense and definitive.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

Masoretic reading consistent.

Septuagint parallels “οὐχ εὑρέθη βοηθὸς ὅμοιος αὐτῷ” — “no helper was found like to him.”

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Immediate continuation of Genesis 2:19 — same sequence.

Precedes divine action in Genesis 2:21–22 to resolve the helper absence.

Reinforces distinctiveness and insufficiency of animal creation for relational counterpart.

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

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No conclusions, smoothing, or interpretive decisions have been made.

This file serves only to display the original structure and lexical range as transparently as possible.