The Meaning of Genesis 2:20 Explained

Genesis 2:20

KJV: And Adam 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 an help meet for him.

YLT: And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helper -- as his counterpart.

Darby: And Man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, he found no helpmate, his like.

ASV: And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 2:20?

MEANING: What does Genesis 2:20 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 2:20 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 2:20?

What is the context of Genesis 2:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Adam 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 an help meet for him.

What does Genesis 2:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 2:18-25 - Man And Woman, Temptation

Human love is God's best gift to man. Without it even Eden would not be Paradise. That Adam was able to name the animals, affixing a title suggested by some peculiarity or characteristic, indicated his royal supremacy, and, in so far as we live in God, that supremacy is restored. See Daniel 6:22; Mark 1:13. But what is power without love, or a throne without a consort? Eve was, therefore, given to crown his bliss; taken from his side, as afterward the Church from the opened side of Christ. See John 19:34, and Ephesians 5:25. Still God brings Eve to Adam; and such a marriage is truly blessed.

The order of temptation is always the same. The Tempter without, and within the strong desire for sensual gratification, with the secret hope that somehow the consequences may be avoided. The eye inflames passion; passion masters the resistance of the will; the body obeys its impulse; the act of gratification is followed immediately by remorse and guilt. Then we need the second Adam! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 2

¹ The first Sabbath
⁴ Further details concerning the manner of creation
⁸ The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation;
¹⁵ man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge forbidden
¹⁸ The animals are named by Adam
²¹ The making of woman, and the institution of marriage

What do the individual words in Genesis 2:20 mean?

So gave Adam names to all livestock and to the birds of the air and to every beast of the field but for Adam not was found a helper suitable

וַיִּקְרָ֨א הָֽאָדָ֜ם שֵׁמ֗וֹת לְכָל־ הַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּלְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּלְכֹ֖ל חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּלְאָדָ֕ם לֹֽא־ מָצָ֥א עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ

וַיִּקְרָ֨א	So gave
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
הָֽאָדָ֜ם	Adam
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אָדָם Sense: man, mankind.
שֵׁמ֗וֹת	names
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
לְכָל־	to all
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
הַבְּהֵמָה֙	livestock
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: בְּהֵמָה Sense: beast, cattle, animal.
וּלְע֣וֹף	and to the birds
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֹוף Sense: flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds.
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	of the air
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
וּלְכֹ֖ל	and to every
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
חַיַּ֣ת	beast
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: חַי Sense: living, alive.
הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה	of the field
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׂדֶה Sense: field, land.
וּלְאָדָ֕ם	but for Adam
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אָדָם Sense: man, mankind.
מָצָ֥א	was found
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to.
עֵ֖זֶר	a helper
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵזֶר Sense: help, succour.
כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ	suitable
Parse: Preposition-k, third person masculine singular Root: נֶגֶד Sense: what is conspicuous, what is in front of adv.

What are the major concepts related to Genesis 2:20?

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