Genesis 2:11
Strong's Lexicon
The name
שֵׁ֥ם (šêm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument

of the first [river]
הָֽאֶחָ֖ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

[is] Pishon;
פִּישׁ֑וֹן (pî·šō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6376: Pison = 'increase' 1) one of the four rivers used to describe the location of the garden of Eden

it
ה֣וּא ()
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

winds through
הַסֹּבֵ֗ב (has·sō·ḇêḇ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5437: 1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change 1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round 1b2) to be turned over to 1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform 1d) (Poel) 1d1) to encompass, surround 1d2) to come about, assemble round 1d3) to march, go about 1d4) to enclose, envelop 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to turn, cause to turn, turn back, reverse, bring over, turn into, bring round 1e2) to cause to go around, surround, encompass 1f) (Hophal) 1f1) to be turned 1f2) to be surrounded

אֵ֚ת (’êṯ)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

land
אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

of Havilah,
הַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה (ha·ḥă·wî·lāh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2341: Havilah = 'circle' n pr loc 1) a part of Eden through which flowed the river Pison (Araxes); was probably the Grecian Colchis, in the northeast corner of Asia Minor, near the Caspian Sea 2) a district in Arabia of the Ishmaelites named from the 2nd son of Cush; probably the district of Kualan, in the northwestern part of Yemen n pr m 3) a son of Cush 4) a son of Joktan

where
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if

there [is]
שָׁ֖ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time)

gold.
הַזָּהָֽב׃ (haz·zā·hāḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2091: 1) gold 1a) as precious metal 1b) as a measure of weight 1c) of brilliance, splendour (fig.)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

Young's Literal Translation
the name of the one [is] Pison, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold [is],

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The name of the first is Pishon, which flows through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

New American Standard Bible
The name of the first is Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

King James Bible
The name of the first [is] Pison: that [is] it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where [there is] gold;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

New Living Translation
The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found.

English Standard Version
The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

New American Standard Bible
The name of the first is Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

King James Bible
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The name of the first is Pishon, which flows through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

International Standard Version
The name of the first one is Pishon—it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

NET Bible
The name of the first is Pishon; it runs through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

American Standard Version
The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

English Revised Version
The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Young's Literal Translation
the name of the one is Pison, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold is,
















Cross References
Genesis 2:12
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

Genesis 2:13
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

Genesis 25:18
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.

Hosea 11:12
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 2:10
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:8
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 2:14
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.
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