--- title: Genesis 2:20 — And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, an… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him. Who acts: man. Genesis 2:20 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Onkelos, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of every clause. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.20/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/) / [chapter 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/2/) / 2:20 # Genesis 2:20 בְּרֵאשִׁית **Who acts:** man · **What happens:** give, not find · **To what, where:** names, cattle, help This is Genesis 2:20 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (The Torah). The page gives the verse in Hebrew as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Hebrew — and its pragmatics: who acts — man — and what happens in the verse to names, cattle, help, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of Targum Onkelos and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 50 chapters of Genesis on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וַיִּקְרָ֨א הָֽאָדָ֜ם שֵׁמ֗וֹת לְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּלְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּלְכֹ֖ל חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּלְאָדָ֕ם לֹֽא־מָצָ֥א עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃ [And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.54/) ## The tree {#tree} Right to left, as the Hebrew is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss. ```conllu rtl gloss # sent_id = wlc:GEN:50 # text = וַיִּקְרָ֨א הָֽאָדָ֜ם שֵׁמ֗וֹת לְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּלְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּלְכֹ֖ל חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּלְאָדָ֕ם לֹֽא־מָצָ֥א עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃ # verse = GEN.2.20 1-2 וַיִּקְרָ֨א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_2:20!1|MId=o010020200011|Strong=2050b 2 יִּקְרָ֨א קָרָא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.called|Ref=GEN_2:20!1|MId=o010020200012|Strong=7121|Frame=A0:010020200022;A1:010020200031;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 הָֽאָדָ֜ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 הָֽ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 4 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=GEN_2:20!2|MId=o010020200021|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 4 אָדָ֜ם אָדָם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=man|Ref=GEN_2:20!2|MId=o010020200022|Strong=0120 5 שֵׁמ֗וֹת שֵׁם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 obj _ Gloss=names|Ref=GEN_2:20!3|MId=o010020200031|Strong=8034 6-7 לְכָל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_2:20!4|MId=o010020200041|Strong=3807a 7 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=all|Ref=GEN_2:20!4|MId=o010020200042|Strong=3605 8-9 הַבְּהֵמָה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 9 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=GEN_2:20!5|MId=o010020200051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 בְּהֵמָה֙ בְּהֵמָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 7 compound:smixut _ Gloss=livestock|Ref=GEN_2:20!5|MId=o010020200052|Strong=0929 10-12 וּלְע֣וֹף _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_2:20!6|MId=o010020200061|Strong=2050b 11 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_2:20!6|MId=o010020200062|Strong=3807a 12 ע֣וֹף עוֹף NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 conj _ Gloss=the.bird[s]|Ref=GEN_2:20!6|MId=o010020200063|Strong=5775 13-14 הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 14 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=GEN_2:20!7|MId=o010020200071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 14 שָּׁמַ֔יִם שָׁמַיִם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 12 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.heavens|Ref=GEN_2:20!7|MId=o010020200072|Strong=8064 15-17 וּלְכֹ֖ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 17 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_2:20!8|MId=o010020200081|Strong=2050b 16 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_2:20!8|MId=o010020200082|Strong=3807a 17 כֹ֖ל כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 conj _ Gloss=every|Ref=GEN_2:20!8|MId=o010020200083|Strong=3605 18 חַיַּ֣ת חַיָּה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 17 compound:smixut _ Gloss=(the).animal|Ref=GEN_2:20!9|MId=o010020200091|Strong=2416c 19-20 הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 20 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=GEN_2:20!10|MId=o010020200101|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 20 שָּׂדֶ֑ה שָׂדֶה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 18 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.field|Ref=GEN_2:20!10|MId=o010020200102|Strong=7704 21-23 וּלְאָדָ֕ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_2:20!11|MId=o010020200111|Strong=2050b 22 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=GEN_2:20!11|MId=o010020200112|Strong=3807a 23 אָדָ֕ם אָדָם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 25 obl _ Gloss=Adam|Ref=GEN_2:20!11|MId=o010020200113|Strong=0121 24 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 25 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=GEN_2:20!12|MId=o010020200121|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 25 מָצָ֥א מָצָא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.found|Ref=GEN_2:20!13|MId=o010020200131|Strong=4672|Frame=A0:010020190021;A1:010020200141;|Type=qatal 26 עֵ֖זֶר עֵזֶר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 25 obj _ Gloss=a.helper|Ref=GEN_2:20!14|MId=o010020200141|Strong=5828 27-29 כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=GEN_2:20!15|MId=o010020200151|Strong=3509a 28 נֶגְדּ נֶגֶד NOUN _ _ 25 obl _ Gloss=before|Ref=GEN_2:20!15|MId=o010020200152|Strong=5048 29 ֽוֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ Gloss=him|Ref=GEN_2:20!15|MId=o010020200153|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 30 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 29 punct _ Ref=GEN_2:20!15 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יִּקְרָא *he called* | wayyiqtol · qal | אָדָם *man* | שֵׁמוֹת *names* | | | | **not** מָצָא *he found* | qatal · qal | | עֵזֶר *a helper* | | | MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen. ## Targum Onkelos {#onkelos} וּקְרָא אָדָם שְׁמָהָן לְכָל בְּעִירָא וּלְעוֹפָא דִּשְׁמַיָּא וּלְכָל חֵוַת בְּרָא וּלְאָדָם לָא אַשְׁכַּח סָמֵךְ לְקִבְלֵהּ The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet. ## English, JPS 1917 {#english} Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in. 1. [And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.54/) **Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). **Speech act:** Mova's rules on the MACULA words (`macula prag`). **Targum:** Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain. **English:** JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License). Hebrew sentence `wlc:GEN:50`. - ← previous: [Genesis 2:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.19/) - next →: [Genesis 2:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.21/) - ↑ back to [Genesis 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/2/)