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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Genesis 11:2 - Found
Genesis 11:2 - And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And it came to pass | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| as they journeyed | H5265 | נָסַע |
[Verb] properly to pull {up} especially the tent {pins} that {is} start on a journey |
| from the east | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| that they found | H4672 | מָצָא |
[Verb] properly to come forth {to} that {is} appear or exist; transitively to {attain} that {is} find or acquire; figuratively to {occur} meet or be present |
| a plain | H1237 | בִּקְעָה |
[Noun Feminine] properly a {split} that {is} a wide level valley between mountains |
| 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 |
| and they dwelt | H3427 | יָשַׁב |
[Verb] properly to sit down (specifically as {judge} in {ambush} in quiet); by implication to {dwell} to remain; causatively to {settle} to marry |
| there | H8033 | שָׁם |
[Adverb] there (transfered to time) then; often {thither} or thence |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.