Joshua 15:54

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְחֻמְטָ֗ה וְקִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥יא חֶבְר֖וֹן וְצִיעֹ֑ר עָרִ֥ים תֵּ֖שַׁע וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ ס

Transliteration

And-ḥumṭâ and-qiryat ʾarbaʿ hîʾ ḥebrôn and-ṣîʿōr ʿārîm tēšaʿ and-ḥaṣrêhen

Grammar Details

*ḥumṭâ*: proper noun - Humtah (city name)
*qiryat*: noun, feminine singular construct - city of
*ʾarbaʿ*: proper noun/number - Arba (name meaning 'four')
*hîʾ*: pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - it/she/that is
*ḥebrôn*: proper noun - Hebron (city name)
*ṣîʿōr*: proper noun - Zior (city name)
*ʿārîm*: noun, feminine plural - cities
*tēšaʿ*: number - nine
*ḥaṣrêhen*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their villages/settlements

Word Meanings

*qiryat* *ʾarbaʿ*: City of Arba/Kiriath-arba
*ḥebrôn*: Hebron (major city, meaning possibly 'association/alliance')
*ḥaṣrêhen*: their villages/settlements/hamlets/unwalled towns

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

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.
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 14:15 : 15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.

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