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And their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶםwereEtam,עֵיטָםAin,וָעַיִןRimmon,רִמּוֹןTochen,וְתֹכֶןand Ashan,וְעָשָׁןfiveחָמֵשׁcities,עָרִים
1 Chronicles 4:32
Study it in the app“And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,”
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1 Chronicles 4:32, word by word
- And their villagesחַצְרֵיchatsre
village
A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.
Where else “chatsre” appears- Etamעֵיטָםetam
Etam
Etam, a place in Judah with a rock where Samson took refuge; also a town of Judah fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:6).
Where else “etam” appears- Ainעַיִןayin
Ain
Ain, a place on the eastern border of Canaan; another place bears the name. The name means "spring."
Where else “ayin” appears- Rimmonרִמּוֹןrimon
Rimmon
Rimmon: the name of a god of the Syrians and of several towns, among them one of Judah in the Negev. The name means "pomegranate," the fruit.
Where else “rimon” appears- Tochenתֹכֶןtochen
Tochen
Tochen: a city of the tribe of Simeon.
Where else “tochen” appears- and Ashanעָשָׁןashan
Ashan
Ashan: a town of Judah in the Shephelah. The name means "smoke."
Where else “ashan” appears- fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh
five
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears
The context
31in Beth-marcaboth, in Hazar-susim, in Beth-biri, and in Shaaraim. These were their cities until David reigned.
32 · This verse (above)
33and all their villages that were around these cities as far as Baal. These were their dwelling places, and they had their genealogical record.