Joshua

Joshua 12:2–3

²Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead, ³as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth^a to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea^b), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

Footnotes

a 12:3 That is, the Sea of Galilee
b 12:3 That is, the Dead Sea

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Joshua 12:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Sihon	סִיחוֹן֙	sî·ḥō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5511 Sihon
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of the Amorites	הָאֱמֹרִ֔י	hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
who lived	הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖ב	hay·yō·wō·šêḇ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Heshbon	בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן	bə·ḥeš·bō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2809 Cheshbon
He ruled	מֹשֵׁ֡ל	mō·šêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
from Aroer	מֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡ר	mê·‘ă·rō·w·‘êr	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6177 Aroër
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the rim	שְׂפַת־	śə·p̄aṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
of the Arnon	אַרְנ֜וֹן	’ar·nō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H769 Arnon
Valley	נַ֨חַל	na·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
along the middle	וְת֤וֹךְ	wə·ṯō·wḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of the valley	הַנַּ֙חַל֙	han·na·ḥal	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
up to	וְעַד֙	wə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Jabbok	יַבֹּ֣ק	yab·bōq	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2999 Jabbok
River	הַנַּ֔חַל	han·na·ḥal	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
the border	גְּב֖וּל	gə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
of the	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
Ammonites	עַמּֽוֹן׃	‘am·mō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5983 Ammon
that is	וַחֲצִ֣י	wa·ḥă·ṣî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2677 half
half	וַחֲצִ֣י	wa·ḥă·ṣî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2677 half
of Gilead	הַגִּלְעָ֔ד	hag·gil·‘āḏ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad

Joshua 12:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
as well as the Arabah	וְהָעֲרָבָה֩	wə·hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe
east	מִזְרָ֗חָה	miz·rā·ḥāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4217 place of sunrise, east
of the Sea	יָ֨ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea
of Chinnereth	כִּנְר֜וֹת	kin·rō·wṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3672 Kinneroth, Kinnereth
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Sea	יָ֣ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea
of the Arabah	הָעֲרָבָ֤ה	hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe
the Salt Sea	יָם־	yām-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea
eastward	מִזְרָ֔חָה	miz·rā·ḥāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4217 place of sunrise, east
through	דֶּ֖רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
Beth-jeshimoth	הַיְשִׁמ֑וֹת	hay·ši·mō·wṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1020 Beth-ha-Jeshimoth
and southward	וּמִ֨תֵּימָ֔ן	ū·mit·tê·mān	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H8486 south, south wind
below	תַּ֖חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the slopes	אַשְׁדּ֥וֹת	’aš·dō·wṯ	Noun - common plural construct	H794 foundation
of Pisgah	הַפִּסְגָּֽה׃	hap·pis·gāh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6449 Pisgah

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Joshua 12:2 Genesis 32:22

Joshua 12:3 Deuteronomy 3:17 · Joshua 13:20 · Joshua 11:2 · Deuteronomy 4:49

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