ࠅࠔࠌ ࠄࠍࠄࠓ ࠄࠔࠋࠉࠔࠉ ࠇࠃࠒࠋ ࠄࠅࠀ ࠄࠄࠋࠊ ࠒࠃࠌࠕ ࠀࠔࠅࠓ ࠅࠄࠍࠄࠓ ࠄࠓࠁࠉࠏࠉ ࠄࠅࠀ ࠐࠓࠕ
Gen 2:14 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
ושׁם הנהר השׁלישׁי חדקל הוא ההלך קדמת אשׁור והנהר הרביעי הוא פרת׃
Gen 2:14 [Masoretic Text]
וְשֵׁ֨ם הַנָּהָ֤ר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ חִדֶּ֔קֶל ה֥וּא הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ קִדְמַ֣ת אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהַנָּהָ֥ר הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י ה֥וּא פְרָֽת׃
Gen 2:14 [Samaritan Targum]
ושם נהרה תליתה קפלוסה הוא הלוך מלכות הצפו ונהרה רביעה הוא פרת:
And the name of the third river is Ḥiddeqel; it is the one that goes eastward of Asshur. And the fourth river is Perat.
| Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ושם | ࠅࠔࠌ | And the name |
| הנהר | ࠄࠍࠄࠓ | Of the river |
| השלישי | ࠄࠔࠋࠉࠔࠉ | The third |
| חדקל | ࠇࠃࠒࠋ | Tigris |
| הוא | ࠄࠅࠀ | It |
| ההלך | ࠄࠄࠋࠊ | That flows |
| קדמת | ࠒࠃࠌࠕ | East of |
| אשור | ࠀࠔࠅࠓ | Asshur |
| והנהר | ࠅࠄࠍࠄࠓ | And the river |
| הרביעי | ࠄࠓࠁࠉࠏࠉ | The fourth |
| הוא | ࠄࠅࠀ | It |
| פרת | ࠐࠓࠕ | Euphrates |
Morphology
- וְשֵׁ֨ם (wəšēm) – Root: שם (š-m); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “And the name of”; Notes: Connects to the list of rivers.
- הַנָּהָ֤ר (hannāhār) – Root: נהר (n-h-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the river”; Notes: Refers to a specific river.
- הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ (haššəlīšī) – Root: שלש (š-l-š); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the third”; Notes: Indicates the sequence of the river.
- חִדֶּ֔קֶל (Ḥiddeqel) – Root: חדק (ḥ-d-q); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Hiddekel”; Notes: The name of the third river.
- ה֥וּא (hūʾ) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers back to the river named Hiddekel.
- הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ (hahōlēḵ) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Participle, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “that goes”; Notes: Describes the movement of the river.
- קִדְמַ֣ת (qidmat) – Root: קדם (q-d-m); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “eastward of”; Notes: Indicates direction relative to a location.
- אַשּׁ֑וּר (ʾAššūr) – Root: אשור (ʾ-š-w-r); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Asshur”; Notes: Refers to the ancient region of Asshur.
- וְהַנָּהָ֥ר (wəhannāhār) – Root: נהר (n-h-r); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “And the river”; Notes: Introduces the next river in the list.
- הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י (hārəḇīʿī) – Root: רבע (r-b-ʿ); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the fourth”; Notes: Indicates the sequence of the river.
- ה֥וּא (hūʾ) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers to the fourth river.
- פְרָֽת (Pərat) – Root: פרת (p-r-t); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Perat”; Notes: The name of the fourth river, commonly known as the Euphrates.