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of 389">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּֽזֲהַ֛ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/uzahav_2091.htm" title="u·za·Hav: the gold -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ū-ză-haḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And the gold</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Conj-w | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth<BR> 1a) earth <BR> 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) <BR> 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) <BR> 1a3) earth (inhabitants) <BR> 1b) land <BR> 1b1) country, territory <BR> 1b2) district, region <BR> 1b3) tribal territory <BR> 1b4) piece of ground <BR> 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel <BR> 1b6) inhabitants of land <BR> 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world <BR> 1b8) city (-state) <BR> 1c) ground, surface of the earth <BR> 1c1) ground <BR> 1c2) soil <BR> 1d) (in phrases) <BR> 1d1) people of the land <BR> 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) <BR> 1d3) level or plain country <BR> 1d4) land of the living <BR> 1d5) end(s) of the earth <BR> 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) <BR> 1e1) lands, countries <BR> 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan">776</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 776 -- Occurrence 28 of 2503">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָאָ֥רֶץ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haaretz_776.htm" title="ha·'A·retz: land -- Occurrence 19 of 934.">hā-’ā-reṣ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of land</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - feminine singular">Art | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s<BR> 1) he, she, it <BR> 1a) himself (with emphasis) <BR> 1b) resuming subj with emphasis <BR> 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) <BR> 1d) (anticipating subj) <BR> 1e) (emphasising predicate) <BR> 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron <BR> 2) that (with article)">1931</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1931 -- Occurrence 2 of 1877">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַהִ֖וא<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hahiv_1931.htm" title="ha·Hiv: of that -- Occurrence 1 of 57.">ha-hi-w</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Pronoun - third person feminine singular">Art | Pro-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj <BR> 1) good, pleasant, agreeable <BR> 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) <BR> 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) <BR> 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) <BR> 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation <BR> 1e) good, appropriate, becoming <BR> 1f) better (comparative) <BR> 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) <BR> 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) <BR> 1i) good, kind, benign <BR> 1j) good, right (ethical) <BR> n m <BR> 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare <BR> 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 2b) good things (collective) <BR> 2c) good, benefit <BR> 2d) moral good <BR> n f <BR> 3) welfare, benefit, good things <BR> 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 3b) good things (collective) <BR> 3c) bounty">2896</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2896 -- Occurrence 10 of 562">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">ט֑וֹב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tov_2896.htm" title="Tov;: is good -- Occurrence 9 of 271.">ṭō-wḇ;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[is] good</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8033: 1) there, thither <BR> 1a) there <BR> 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) <BR> 1c) from there, thence <BR> 1d) then (as an adverb of time)">8033</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8033 -- Occurrence 4 of 833">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שָׁ֥ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/sham_8033.htm" title="sham: are there -- Occurrence 3 of 523.">šām</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[are] there</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/916.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 916: 1) bdellium (ie gum resin)">916</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_916.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 916 -- Occurrence 1 of 2">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַבְּדֹ֖לַח<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/habbedolach_916.htm" title="hab·be·Do·lach: the bdellium -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">hab-bə-ḏō-laḥ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Bdellium</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 68: 1) stone (large or small) <BR> 1a) common stone (in natural state) <BR> 1b) stone, as material <BR> 1b1) of tablets <BR> 1b2) marble, hewn stones <BR> 1c) precious stones, stones of fire <BR> 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon <BR> 1e) weight <BR> 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal <BR> 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice <BR> 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines <BR> 1i) (simile) <BR> 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness <BR> 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity <BR> 1i3) commonness <BR> 1j) (metaph) <BR> 1j1) petrified with terror <BR> 1j2) perverse, hard heart">68</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 68 -- Occurrence 1 of 273">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְאֶ֥בֶן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veeven_68.htm" title="ve·'E·ven: stone -- Occurrence 1 of 13.">wə-’e-ḇen</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and stone</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - feminine singular construct">Conj-w | N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7718.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7718: 1) a precious stone or gem <BR> 1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite">7718</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7718.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7718 -- Occurrence 1 of 11">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hashshoham_7718.htm" title="hash·Sho·ham.: and the onyx -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">haš-šō-ham.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the onyx</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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</script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/genesis/2.htm">Genesis 2:12 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/genesis/2.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/genesis/2.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2091.htm" title="u·za·hav: the gold -- 2091: gold">וּֽזֲהַ֛ב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/776.htm" title="ha·'a·retz: land -- 776: earth, land">הָאָ֥רֶץ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1931.htm" title="ha·hi·v: of that -- 1931: he, she, it">הַהִ֖וא</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="to·vv;: is good -- 2896: pleasant, agreeable, good">טֹ֑וב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8033.htm" title="sham: are there -- 8033: there, thither">שָׁ֥ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/916.htm" title="hab·be·do·lach: the bdellium -- 916: probably bdellium">הַבְּדֹ֖לַח</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/68.htm" title="ve·'e·ven: stone -- 68: a stone">וְאֶ֥בֶן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7718.htm" title="ha·sho·ham.: and the onyx -- 7718: (a gem) perhaps an onyx">הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/genesis/2.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2091.htm" title="zahab (zaw-hawb') -- gold(-en), fair weather">And the gold</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1931.htm" title="huw' (hoo) -- he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those">of that</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/776.htm" title="'erets (eh'-rets) -- X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world">land</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="towb (tobe) -- beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad">is good</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/916.htm" title="bdolach (bed-o'-lakh) -- bdellium">there is bdellium</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7718.htm" title="shoham (sho'-ham) -- onyx">and the onyx</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/68.htm" title="'eben (eh'-ben) -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s)">stone</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/2.htm">בראשית 2:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וּֽזֲהַ֛ב הָאָ֥רֶץ הַהִ֖וא טֹ֑וב שָׁ֥ם הַבְּדֹ֖לַח וְאֶ֥בֶן הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/2.htm">בראשית 2:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">וזהב הארץ ההוא טוב שם הבדלח ואבן השהם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/2.htm">בראשית 2:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">וזהב הארץ ההוא טוב שם הבדלח ואבן השהם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/2.htm">בראשית 2:12 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">וזהב הארץ ההוא טוב שם הבדלח ואבן השהם׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/2-12.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/2.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />The gold of that land is good; the bdellium and the onyx stone are there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the gold of that land <i>is</i> good: there <i>is</i> bdellium and the onyx stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Gold from that land is pure; bdellium and onyx are also there. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">Bdellium is a transparent aromatic gum. The onyx is a precious stone, so called from a Greek word signifying a man's nail, to the colour of which it nearly approaches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/numbers/11-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Numbers 11:7</span> And the manna was as coriander seed, and the color thereof as the …</a></p><p class="hdg">onyx.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/28-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 28:20</span> And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/39-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 39:13</span> And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were enclosed …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/28-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 28:16</span> It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 28:13</span> You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/2-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 2:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 2:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/2-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 2:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 2:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>