New American Standard Bible 1995

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The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The beginning beginning, chief Noun H7225 רֵאשִׁ֤ית re·shit
of his kingdom kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign Noun H4467 מַמְלַכְתֹּו֙ mam·lach·tov
was Babel an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital city Noun H894 בָּבֶ֔ל ba·vel,
and Erech a city in Bab. Noun H751 וְאֶ֖רֶךְ ve·'e·rech
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and Accad the name of a city in N. Bab. Noun H390 וְאַכַּ֣ד ve·'ak·kad
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and Calneh, a place in Bab. (probably the same as NH3641b) Noun H3641 וְכַלְנֵ֑ה ve·chal·neh;
in the land earth, land Noun H776 בְּאֶ֖רֶץ be·'e·retz
of Shinar. another name for Bab. Noun H8152 שִׁנְעָֽר׃ shin·'ar.

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Accad

ACCAD; ACCADIANSak'-ad, ak-a'-di-ans. See BABYLONIA.BABEL, BABYLON (1)ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate of god." The Hebrews called the country, as well as the city, Babhel. This name they considered came from the' root, ba... View Details

Erech

ERECHe'-rek, er'-ek ('erekh; Orech):1. Etymology of the Name:The second of the cities founded by Nimrod, the others being Babel, Accad and Calneh (Genesis 10:10). The derivation of the name is well known, Erech being the Semitic-Babylonian Uruk, from the Sumerian Unug, a word meaning "seat," probably in the sense of "residential city." The character with whi... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
King James Bible The And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel Babel, and Erech Erech, and Accad Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Hebrew Greek English The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.