Genesis 10:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The beginningרֵאשִׁ֤ית
(re·shit)
7225: beginning, chieffrom rosh
of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתֹּו֙
(mam·lach·tov)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
was Babelבָּבֶ֔ל
(ba·vel,)
894: an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital cityperhaps from balal
and Erechוְאֶ֖רֶךְ
(ve·'e·rech)
751: a city in Bab.of foreign origin
and Accadוְאַכַּ֣ד
(ve·'ak·kad)
390: the name of a city in N. Bab.of foreign origin
and Calneh,וְכַלְנֵ֑ה
(ve·chal·neh;)
3641a: a place in Bab. (probably the same as NH3641b)of foreign origin
in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Shinar.שִׁנְעָֽר׃
(shin·'ar.)
8152: another name for Bab.probably of foreign origin


















KJV Lexicon
And the beginning
re'shiyth  (ray-sheeth')
the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit) -- beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
of his kingdom
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
was Babel
Babel  (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
and Erech
'Erek  (eh'-rek)
length; Erek, a place in Babylon -- Erech.
and Accad
'Akkad  (ak-kad')
a fortress; Accad, a place in Babylon -- Accad.
and Calneh
Kalneh  (kal-neh')
also Kalnow {kal-no'}; of foreign derivation; Calneh or Calno, a place in the Assyrian empire -- Calneh, Calno.
in the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Shinar
Shin`ar  (shin-awr')
Shinar, a plain in Babylonia -- Shinar.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

King James Bible
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His kingdom started with Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

International Standard Version
His kingdom began in the region of Shinar with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.

NET Bible
The primary regions of his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The first [cities] in his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh in Shinar [Babylonia].

King James 2000 Bible
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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