Joshua
Joshua 15:13
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.)
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.