Genesis 2:14 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.”
Genesis 2:14 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 2:1412 words
וְשֵׁםwəšēmAnd appellation
הַנָּהָרhanāhārThe stream
הַשְּׁלִישִׁיhašəlîšîThe third
חִדֶּקֶלḥideqelChiddekel
הוּאhûʾHe
הַהֹלֵךְhahōlēḵəThe walk
קִדְמַתqidəmatForward
אַשּׁוּרʾašûrAshshur
וְהַנָּהָרwəhanāhārAnd the stream
הָרְבִיעִיhārəvîʿîThe fourth
הוּאhûʾHe
פְרָתp̄ərātPerath
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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