Sign in
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 2:14Hebrew 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
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְשֵׁםwəšēmAnd appellation
הַנָּהָרhanāhārThe stream
הַשְּׁלִישִׁיhašəlîšîThe third
חִדֶּקֶלḥideqelChiddekel
הוּאhûʾHe
הַהֹלֵךְhahōlēḵəThe walk
קִדְמַתqidəmatForward
אַשּׁוּרʾašûrAshshur
וְהַנָּהָרwəhanāhārAnd the stream
הָרְבִיעִיhārəvîʿîThe fourth
הוּאhûʾHe
פְרָתp̄ərātPerath

Explore community notes on Genesis 2:14

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion

Open verse →