Numbers
Numbers 33:40
40Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the Canaanite | הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ | hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3669 trader, merchant |
| king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Arad | עֲרָ֔ד | ‘ă·rāḏ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6166 Arad |
| who lived | יֹשֵׁ֥ב | yō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the Negev | בַּנֶּ֖גֶב | ban·ne·ḡeḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5045 south-country, Negeb, south |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Canaan | כְּנָ֑עַן | kə·nā·‘an | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3667 Canaan |
| heard | וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| that the Israelites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| were coming | בְּבֹ֖א | bə·ḇō | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.