Joshua 14:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. 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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King James 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 the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
Gen 23:2 : 2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; 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 part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city 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 LORD: 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 Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

Similar Verses (AI)

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