Joshua 14:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba; [which Arba was] the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשֵׁ֨ם חֶבְר֤וֹן לְפָנִים֙ קִרְיַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֔ע הָאָדָ֧ם הַגָּד֛וֹל בָּעֲנָקִ֖ים ה֑וּא וְהָאָ֥רֶץ שָׁקְטָ֖ה מִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פ

Transliteration

And šēm ḥebrôn lᵊp̄ānîm qiryat ʾarbaʿ hāʾādām haggādôl among hāʿănāqîm he and hāʾāreṣ šāqᵊṭāh from milḥāmāh.

Grammar Details

*wᵊ*: conjunction - and
*šēm*: noun, masculine singular construct - name of
*ḥebrôn*: proper noun - Hebron
*lᵊp̄ānîm*: preposition + noun, masculine plural - before/formerly
*qiryat*: noun, feminine singular construct - city of
*ʾarbaʿ*: proper noun - Arba
*hā*: definite article - the
*ʾādām*: noun, masculine singular - man
*ha*: definite article - the
*gādôl*: adjective, masculine singular - great
*bā*: preposition + definite article - among the
*ʿănāqîm*: proper noun, plural - Anakim
*hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he
*ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - land
*šāqᵊṭāh*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she/it rested
*mi*: preposition - from
*milḥāmāh*: noun, feminine singular - war

Word Meanings

*šēm*: name/title/designation
*lᵊp̄ānîm*: formerly/previously/beforetime
*qiryat*: city of/town of
*ʾādām*: man/person
*gādôl*: great/mighty/important
*ʿănāqîm*: Anakim/giants
*šāqᵊṭāh*: rested/was quiet/had peace
*milḥāmāh*: war/battle/conflict

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Josh 11:23 : 23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Jehovah spake unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land had rest from war.
Gen 23:2 : 2 And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Josh 15:13 : 13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, [which Arba] [was] the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).
Judg 3:11 : 11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Judg 3:30 : 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
Judg 5:31 : 31 So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
Judg 8:28 : 28 So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Josh 15:13-16
4 verses
79%
13And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, [which Arba] [was] the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).
14And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
15And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
16And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Josh 21:11-13
3 verses
79%
11And they gave them Kiriath-arba, [which Arba] [was] the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
12But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,
Josh 14:12-14
3 verses
78%
12Now therefore give me this hill-country, whereof Jehovah spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakim were there, and cities great and fortified: it may be that Jehovah will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Jehovah spake.
13And Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
14Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite unto this day; because that he wholly followed Jehovah, the God of Israel.
Judg 1:10-11
2 verses
78%
10And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
11And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)
Judg 1:20
73%
20And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak.
Josh 15:54
71%
54and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.
2 Chr 14:6
70%
6And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Jehovah had given him rest.
Josh 20:7
70%
7And they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah.
Gen 35:27
69%
27And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
1 Chr 6:55-56
2 verses
68%
55to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it;
56but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Josh 11:23
68%
23So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Jehovah spake unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land had rest from war.
Josh 12:10
68%
10the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
Num 13:22
68%
22And they went up by the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Gen 15:20-21
2 verses
68%
20and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim,
21and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.
Gen 14:5
68%
5And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Neh 11:25
67%
25And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kiriath-arba and the towns thereof, and in Dibon and the towns thereof, and in Jekabzeel and the villages thereof,
Num 13:28
67%
28Howbeit the people that dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified, [and] very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
Gen 14:13
67%
13And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew: now he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.
2 Sam 15:9
67%
9And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
Josh 12:14
67%
14the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
Josh 15:25
67%
25and Hazor - hadattah, and Kerioth - hezron (the same is Hazor),
1 Chr 1:14
67%
14and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
Josh 15:60
67%
60Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
Gen 13:18
66%
18And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto Jehovah.
Josh 11:21
66%
21And Joshua came at that time, and cut off the Anakim from the hill-country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill-country of Judah, and from all the hill-country of Israel: Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.
Gen 23:17
66%
17So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure
Judg 3:11
66%
11And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Num 21:14
66%
14Wherefore it is said in the book of the Wars of Jehovah, Vaheb in Suphah, And the valleys of the Arnon,
2 Chr 11:10
66%
10and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
Gen 14:2
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2that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar).