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.
