Category Archives: Joshua

צְנָ֥ן וַחֲדָשָׁ֖ה וּמִגְדַּל־גָּֽד׃ Tsenan, and Ḥadasha, and Migdal-Gad.   Morphology צְנָ֥ן (Tsənan) – Root: צנן (tsanan); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Tsənan”; Notes: Name of a city. וַחֲדָשָׁ֖ה (va-Ḥadashah) – Root: חדש (ḥadash); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ḥadashah”; Notes: Name of … Continue reading →

וְשַׁעֲרַ֨יִם֙ וַעֲדִיתַ֔יִם וְהַגְּדֵרָ֖ה וּגְדֵרֹתָ֑יִם עָרִ֥ים אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ And Shaʿarayim, and ʿAdithayim, and Gedera, and Gederotayim—fourteen cities with their villages.   Morphology וְשַׁעֲרַ֨יִם֙ (ve-Shaʿarayim) – Root: שער (shaʿar); Form: Proper noun, dual form; Translation: “Shaʿarayim”; Notes: Name of a city, meaning … Continue reading →

יַרְמוּת֙ וַעֲדֻלָּ֔ם שֹׂוכֹ֖ה וַעֲזֵקָֽה׃ Yarmut, and ʿAdullam, Sokhoh, and ʿAzeqa.   Morphology יַרְמוּת֙ (Yarmut) – Root: ירמות (yarmut); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yarmut”; Notes: Name of a city. וַעֲדֻלָּ֔ם (va-ʿAdullam) – Root: עדלם (ʿadullam); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “ʿAdullam”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וְזָנֹ֨וחַ֙ וְעֵ֣ין גַּנִּ֔ים תַּפּ֖וּחַ וְהָעֵינָֽם׃ And Zanoʾaḥ, and ʿEin-Gannim, Tappuaḥ, and ʿEinam.   Morphology וְזָנֹ֨וחַ֙ (ve-Zanoʾaḥ) – Root: זנח (zanoʾaḥ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Zanoʾaḥ”; Notes: Name of a city. וְעֵ֣ין גַּנִּ֔ים (ve-ʿEin-Gannim) – Root: עין (ʿein) & גן (gan); … Continue reading →

בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה אֶשְׁתָּאֹ֥ול וְצָרְעָ֖ה וְאַשְׁנָֽה׃ In the Shephela: Eshtaʾol, and Tsoʾra, and Ashna.   Morphology בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה (ba-Shefela) – Root: שפלה (shefelah); Form: Noun, feminine singular definite; Translation: “in the Shephelah”; Notes: Refers to the lowland region of Yehudah. אֶשְׁתָּאֹ֥ול (Eshtaʾol) – … Continue reading →

וּלְבָאֹ֥ות וְשִׁלְחִ֖ים וְעַ֣יִן וְרִמֹּ֑ון כָּל־עָרִ֛ים עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וָתֵ֖שַׁע וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ ס And Levaʾot, and Shilḥim, and ʿAyin, and Rimmon. All the cities were twenty-nine, with their villages.   Morphology וּלְבָאֹ֥ות (u-Ləvaʾot) – Root: באה (baʾah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ləvaʾot”; Notes: Name … Continue reading →

וְצִֽקְלַ֥ג וּמַדְמַנָּ֖ה וְסַנְסַנָּֽה׃ And Tsiqlag, and Madmanna, and Sansanna.   Morphology וְצִֽקְלַ֥ג (ve-Tsiqlag) – Root: צקלג (Tsiqlag); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Tsiqlag”; Notes: Name of a city, later associated with David. וּמַדְמַנָּ֖ה (u-Madmannah) – Root: מדמן (madman); Form: Proper noun; … Continue reading →

וְאֶלְתֹּולַ֥ד וּכְסִ֖יל וְחָרְמָֽה׃ And Eltolad, and Kesil, and Ḥorma.   Morphology וְאֶלְתֹּולַ֥ד (ve-Eltolad) – Root: ילד (yalad); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Eltolad”; Notes: Name of a city. וּכְסִ֖יל (u-Kesil) – Root: כסל (kesil); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Kesil”; Notes: Name … Continue reading →

בַּעֲלָ֥ה וְעִיִּ֖ים וָעָֽצֶם׃ Baʿala, and ʿIyyim, and ʿAtsem.   Morphology בַּעֲלָ֥ה (Baʿalah) – Root: בעל (baʿal); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Baʿalah”; Notes: Name of a city, possibly associated with worship of Baʿal. וְעִיִּ֖ים (ve-ʿIyyim) – Root: עי (ʿiy); Form: Proper … Continue reading →

וַחֲצַ֥ר שׁוּעָ֛ל וּבְאֵ֥ר שֶׁ֖בַע וּבִזְיֹותְיָֽה׃ And Ḥaṣar-Shuʿal, and Beʾer Shevaʿ, and Bizyotya.   Morphology וַחֲצַ֥ר (va-Ḥaṣar) – Root: חצר (ḥaṣar); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “settlement of”; Notes: Refers to a small village or encampment. שׁוּעָ֛ל (Shuʿal) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַחֲצַ֥ר גַּדָּ֛ה וְחֶשְׁמֹ֖ון וּבֵ֥ית פָּֽלֶט׃ And Ḥaṣar-Gadda, and Ḥeshmon, and Bet-Palet.   Morphology וַחֲצַ֥ר (va-Ḥaṣar) – Root: חצר (ḥaṣar); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “settlement of”; Notes: Often refers to a village or encampment. גַּדָּ֛ה (Gaddah) – Root: גדד … Continue reading →

אֲמָ֥ם וּשְׁמַ֖ע וּמֹולָדָֽה׃ Amam, and Shema, and Molada.   Morphology אֲמָ֥ם (Amam) – Root: אֲמָם (Amam); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Amam”; Notes: Name of a city. וּשְׁמַ֖ע (u-Shema) – Root: שׁמע (Shema); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shema”; Notes: Name of … Continue reading →

וְחָצֹ֤ור חֲדַתָּה֙ וּקְרִיֹּ֔ות חֶצְרֹ֖ון הִ֥יא חָצֹֽור׃ And Ḥaṣor-Ḥadatta, and Qiryot-Ḥeṣron (that is Ḥaṣor).   Morphology וְחָצֹ֤ור (ve-Ḥaṣor) – Root: חצר (Ḥaṣor); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ḥaṣor”; Notes: Name of a city. חֲדַתָּה֙ (Ḥadattah) – Root: חדש (ḥadash); Form: Adjective, feminine … Continue reading →

זִ֥יף וָטֶ֖לֶם וּבְעָלֹֽות׃ Zif, and Telem, and Beʿalot.   Morphology זִ֥יף (Zif) – Root: זיף (Zif); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Zif”; Notes: Name of a city. וָטֶ֖לֶם (va-Telem) – Root: טלם (Telem); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Telem”; Notes: Name of … Continue reading →

וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ וְחָצֹ֖ור וְיִתְנָֽן׃ And Qedesh, and Ḥaṣor, and Yitnan.   Morphology וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ (ve-Qedesh) – Root: קדש (Qedesh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Qedesh”; Notes: Name of a city. וְחָצֹ֖ור (ve-Ḥaṣor) – Root: חצר (Ḥaṣor); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ḥaṣor”; Notes: Name … Continue reading →

וְקִינָ֥ה וְדִֽימֹונָ֖ה וְעַדְעָדָֽה׃ And Qina, and Dimona, and ʿAdʿada.   Morphology וְקִינָ֥ה (ve-Qinah) – Root: קינה (Qinah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Qinah”; Notes: Name of a city in the territory of Yehudah. וְדִֽימֹונָ֖ה (ve-Dimonah) – Root: דימון (Dimon); Form: Proper … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ הֶעָרִ֗ים מִקְצֵה֙ לְמַטֵּ֣ה בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶל־גְּב֥וּל אֱדֹ֖ום בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּה קַבְצְאֵ֥ל וְעֵ֖דֶר וְיָגֽוּר׃ And the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Yehuda toward the border of Edom in the Negev were Qavtseʾel, ʿEder, and Yagur.   Morphology … Continue reading →

זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־יְהוּדָ֖ה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Yehuda according to their clans.   Morphology זֹ֗את (zot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to the … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֜אמֶר תְּנָה־לִּ֣י בְרָכָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֶ֤רֶץ הַנֶּ֨גֶב֙ נְתַתָּ֔נִי וְנָתַתָּ֥ה לִ֖י גֻּלֹּ֣ת מָ֑יִם וַיִּתֶּן־לָ֗הּ אֵ֚ת גֻּלֹּ֣ת עִלִּיֹּ֔ות וְאֵ֖ת גֻּלֹּ֥ת תַּחְתִּיֹּֽות׃ פ And she said, “Give me a blessing, for you have given me land in the Negev; give me also springs of … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בְּבֹואָ֗הּ וַתְּסִיתֵ֨הוּ֙ לִשְׁאֹ֤ול מֵֽאֵת־אָבִ֨יהָ֙ שָׂדֶ֔ה וַתִּצְנַ֖ח מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמֹ֑ור וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ כָּלֵ֖ב מַה־לָּֽךְ׃ And it happened, when she came, that she incited him to ask a field from her father, and she dismounted from the donkey, and Kalev said to her, … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּ עָתְנִיאֵ֥ל בֶּן־קְנַ֖ז אֲחִ֣י כָלֵ֑ב וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֛ו אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתֹּ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And ʿOtniel son of Qenaz, the brother of Kalev, captured it, and he gave him ʿAḵsa his daughter as a wife.   Morphology וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּ (va-yilkədah) – Root: לכד (lakad); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר כָּלֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּ֥ה אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵ֖פֶר וּלְכָדָ֑הּ וְנָתַ֥תִּי לֹ֛ו אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתִּ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And Kalev said, “Whoever strikes Qiryat-Sefer and captures it, I will give him my daughter ʿAḵsa as a wife.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַל מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י דְּבִ֑ר וְשֵׁם־דְּבִ֥ר לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר׃ And he went up from there to the inhabitants of Devir, and the name of Devir formerly was Qiryat-Sefer.   Morphology וַיַּ֣עַל (va-yaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ מִשָּׁם֙ כָּלֵ֔ב אֶת־שְׁלֹושָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן֙ וְאֶת־תַּלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָֽק׃ And Kalev drove out from there the three sons of the ʿAnaq: Sheshai, and Aḥiman, and Talmai, the offspring of the ʿAnaq.   Morphology וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ (va-yorēsh) – Root: ירש … Continue reading →

וּלְכָלֵ֣ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֗ה נָ֤תַן חֵ֨לֶק֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לִֽיהֹושֻׁ֑עַ אֶת־קִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע אֲבִ֥י הָעֲנָ֖ק הִ֥יא חֶבְרֹֽון׃ And to Kalev son of Yefunne, he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Yehuda, according to the command of YHWH to … Continue reading →

וּגְב֣וּל יָ֔ם הַיָּ֥מָּה הַגָּדֹ֖ול וּגְב֑וּל זֶ֠ה גְּב֧וּל בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֛ה סָבִ֖יב לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ And the western border was the Great Sea and its boundary. This is the border of the sons of Yehuda all around according to their clans.   Morphology וּגְב֣וּל (u-gevul) … Continue reading →

וְיָצָ֨א הַגְּב֜וּל אֶל־כֶּ֣תֶף עֶקְרֹון֮ צָפֹונָה֒ וְתָאַ֤ר הַגְּבוּל֙ שִׁכְּרֹ֔ונָה וְעָבַ֥ר הַר־הַֽבַּעֲלָ֖ה וְיָצָ֣א יַבְנְאֵ֑ל וְהָי֛וּ תֹּצְאֹ֥ות הַגְּב֖וּל יָֽמָּה׃ And the border went out to the shoulder of ʿEqron northward, and the border was drawn to Shikron, and it passed to Mount Baʿala … Continue reading →

וְנָסַב֩ הַגְּב֨וּל מִבַּעֲלָ֥ה יָ֨מָּה֙ אֶל־הַ֣ר שֵׂעִ֔יר וְעָבַ֕ר אֶל־כֶּ֧תֶף הַר־יְעָרִ֛ים מִצָּפֹ֖ונָה הִ֣יא כְסָלֹ֑ון וְיָרַ֥ד בֵּֽית־שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ וְעָבַ֥ר תִּמְנָֽה׃ And the border turned from Baʿala westward to Mount Seʿir, and it passed to the shoulder of Mount Yeʿarim on the north—it is Kesalon—and … Continue reading →

וְתָאַ֨ר הַגְּב֜וּל מֵרֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֗ר אֶל־מַעְיַן֙ מֵ֣י נֶפְתֹּ֔וחַ וְיָצָ֖א אֶל־עָרֵ֣י הַר־עֶפְרֹ֑ון וְתָאַ֤ר הַגְּבוּל֙ בַּעֲלָ֔ה הִ֖יא קִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִֽים׃ And the border was drawn from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Neftoaḥ, and it went out to … Continue reading →

וְעָלָ֨ה הַגְּב֜וּל גֵּ֣י בֶן־הִנֹּ֗ם אֶל־כֶּ֤תֶף הַיְבוּסִי֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶב הִ֖יא יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְעָלָ֨ה הַגְּב֜וּל אֶל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֗ר אֲ֠שֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵ֤י גֵֽי־הִנֹּם֙ יָ֔מָּה אֲשֶׁ֛ר בִּקְצֵ֥ה עֵֽמֶק־רְפָאִ֖ים צָפֹֽנָה׃ And the border went up to the Valley of the Ben-Hinnom, to the shoulder of the Yevusi from the … Continue reading →