Genesis 2:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;”

Genesis 2:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 2:1112 words

שֵׁםšēmAppellation

הָאֶחָדhāʾeḥādThe united

פִּישׁוֹןpîšwōnPishon

הוּאhûʾHe

הַסֹּבֵבhasōvēvThe revolve

אֵתʾēt—

כָּלkālWhole

אֶרֶץʾereṣEarth

הַחֲוִילָהhaḥăwîlāhThe Chavilah

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

שָׁםšāmThere

הַזָּהָבhazāhāvThe gold

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

שֵׁםšēmAppellation

הָאֶחָדhāʾeḥādThe united

פִּישׁוֹןpîšwōnPishon

הוּאhûʾHe

הַסֹּבֵבhasōvēvThe revolve

אֵתʾētdirect object marker (no translation)

כָּלkālWhole

אֶרֶץʾereṣEarth

הַחֲוִילָהhaḥăwîlāhThe Chavilah

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

שָׁםšāmThere

הַזָּהָבhazāhāvThe gold

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