Genesis 2:10
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נַחַל
nachal
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
חָלַק
châlaq
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
הָוָא
hâvâʼ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
חָלַק châlaq
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
Study H2505 →הָוָא hâvâʼ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
Study H1934 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →נַחַל nachal
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
Study H5158 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
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