Joshua
Joshua 15:13–14
13According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah — Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) 14And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak — the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
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Joshua 15:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| According | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| to the LORD’s | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| command | פִּ֥י | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| to | לִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ | lî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| gave | נָ֤תַן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Caleb | וּלְכָלֵ֣ב | ū·lə·ḵā·lêḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3612 Caleb |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jephunneh | יְפֻנֶּ֗ה | yə·p̄un·neh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3312 Jephunneh |
| a portion | חֵ֙לֶק֙ | ḥê·leq | Noun - masculine singular | H2506 portion, tract, territory |
| among | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the sons | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֔ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| Kiriath-arba | אַרְבַּ֛ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7153 Kirjath-Arba, Kirjath-ha-Arba |
| that | הִ֥יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| Hebron | חֶבְרֽוֹן׃ | ḥeḇ·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2275 Hebron |
| Arba was the forefather | אֲבִ֥י | ’ă·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1 father |
| of Anak | הָעֲנָ֖ק | hā·‘ă·nāq | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6061 neck |
Joshua 15:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Caleb | כָּלֵ֔ב | kā·lêḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3612 Caleb |
| drove out | וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ | way·yō·reš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| from there | מִשָּׁם֙ | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| the three | שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה | šə·lō·wō·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| sons | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Anak | הָעֲנָ֑ק | hā·‘ă·nāq | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6061 neck |
| the descendants of | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| Sheshai | שֵׁשַׁ֤י | šê·šay | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8344 Sheshai |
| Ahiman | אֲחִימַן֙ | ’ă·ḥî·man | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H289 Achiman |
| and Talmai | תַּלְמַ֔י | tal·may | Noun - proper | H8526 Talmai |
| the children | יְלִידֵ֖י | yə·lî·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3211 born |
| of Anak | הָעֲנָֽק׃ | hā·‘ă·nāq | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6061 neck |
Cross-references
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Joshua 15:14 Judges 1:20 · Judges 1:10 · Numbers 13:22–23 · Joshua 11:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.