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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 10:10 - Erech
Genesis 10:10 - And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And the beginning | H7225 | רֵאשִׁית |
[Noun Feminine] the {first} in {place} {time} order or rank (specifically a firstfruit) |
| of his kingdom | H4467 | מַמְלָכָה |
[Noun Feminine] {dominion} that {is} (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) |
| was | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| Babel | H894 | בָּבֶל |
[Proper Name Location] confusion; Babel (that {is} {Babylon}) including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire |
| and Erech | H751 | אֶרֶךְ |
[Proper Name Location] length; {Erek} a place in Babylon |
| and Accad | H390 | אַכַּד |
[Proper Name Location] a fortress; {Accad} a place in Babylon |
| and Calneh | H3641 | כַּלְנֶה |
[Proper Name Location] Calneh or {Calno} a place in the Assyrian empire |
| in the land | H776 | אֶרֶץ |
[Noun Feminine] the earth (at {large} or partitively a land) |
| of Shinar | H8152 | שִׁנְעָר |
[Proper Name Location] {Shinar} a plain in Babylon |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.