Joshua
Joshua 18:12
12On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the north | צָפ֖וֹנָה | ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H6828 north |
| side | לִפְאַ֥ת | lip̄·’aṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H6285 corner, side |
| their border | הַגְּב֛וּל | hag·gə·ḇūl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1366 border, boundary, territory |
| began | וַיְהִ֨י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| at | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| went up | וְעָלָ֣ה | wə·‘ā·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| past | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the northern | מִצָּפ֗וֹן | miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H6828 north |
| slope | כֶּ֨תֶף | ke·ṯep̄ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side |
| of Jericho | יְרִיח֜וֹ | yə·rî·ḥōw | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3405 Jericho |
| headed | וְעָלָ֤ה | wə·‘ā·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| west | יָ֔מָּה | yām·māh | Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3220 sea |
| through the hill country | בָהָר֙ | ḇā·hār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| and came out | וְהָיָה | wə·hå̄·yå̄h | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| at the wilderness | מִדְבַּ֖רָה | miḏ·ba·rāh | Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H4057 mouth |
| of Beth-aven | אָֽוֶן׃ | ’ā·wen | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1007 Beth-Aven |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.