Joshua 19:25

וַיְהִ֖י גְּבוּלָ֑ם חֶלְקַ֥ת וַחֲלִ֖י וָבֶ֥טֶן וְאַכְשָֽׁף׃

And their border was Ḥelqat, and Ḥali, and Beten, and Akhshaf.

Morphology

1. וַיְהִ֖י (vayhi) – Root: היה (hyh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Indicates the establishment of the border.
2. גְּבוּלָ֑ם (gevulam) – Root: גבול (gbwl); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their border”; Notes: Refers to the territorial boundary of Asher’s inheritance.
3. חֶלְקַ֥ת (Ḥelqat) – Root: חלק (ḥlq); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ḥelqat”; Notes: A place in the tribal allotment of Asher.
4. וַחֲלִ֖י (va-ḥali) – Root: חלי (ḥly); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ḥali”; Notes: A location in the territory of Asher.
5. וָבֶ֥טֶן (va-veten) – Root: בטן (btn); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Beten”; Notes: Another city within the inheritance of Asher.
6. וְאַכְשָֽׁף (ve-Akhshaf) – Root: אכשף (ʾkšp); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Akhshaf”; Notes: A significant city in the northern region of Asher’s allotment.