Genesis 2:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.”
Genesis 2:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 2:2015 words
וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy
שֵׁמוֹתšēmwōtAppellation
לְכָלləḵālTo whole
הַבְּהֵמָהhabəhēmāhThe dumb
וּלְעוֹףûləʿwōp̄And to bird
הַשָּׁמַיִםhašāmayimThe heavens
וּלְכֹלûləḵōlAnd to whole
חַיַּתḥayatAlive
הַשָּׂדֶהhaśādehThe field
וּלְאָדָםûləʾādāmAnd to ruddy
לֹאlōʾNot
מָצָאmāṣāʾCome
עֵזֶרʿēzerAid
כְּנֶגְדּוֹkənegədwōLike front
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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