Numbers
Numbers 13:22
22They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They went up | וַיַּעֲל֣וּ | way·ya·‘ă·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| through the Negev | בַנֶּגֶב֮ | ḇan·ne·ḡeḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5045 south-country, Negeb, south |
| and came | וַיָּבֹ֣א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| Hebron | חֶבְרוֹן֒ | ḥeḇ·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2275 Hebron |
| where | וְשָׁ֤ם | wə·šām | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| Ahiman | אֲחִימַן֙ | ’ă·ḥî·man | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H289 Achiman |
| Sheshai | שֵׁשַׁ֣י | šê·šay | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8344 Sheshai |
| and Talmai | וְתַלְמַ֔י | wə·ṯal·may | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper | H8526 Talmai |
| the descendants | יְלִידֵ֖י | yə·lî·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3211 born |
| of Anak | הָעֲנָ֑ק | hā·‘ă·nāq | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6061 neck |
| dwelled | וְחֶבְר֗וֹן | wə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2275 Hebron |
| It had been built | נִבְנְתָ֔ה | niḇ·nə·ṯāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1129 build |
| seven | שֶׁ֤בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| years | שָׁנִים֙ | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
| before | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Zoan | צֹ֥עַן | ṣō·‘an | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6814 Tanis |
| in Egypt | מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Cross-references
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Psalm 78:43 · Psalm 78:12 · Isaiah 19:11 · Joshua 15:13–14 · Joshua 11:21–22 · Isaiah 30:4 · Judges 1:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.