Study it in the app“Joshua turned back at that time and took Hazor, and its king he struck with the sword; for Hazor formerly was the head of all these kingdoms.”
Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַturned backוַיָּשָׁבat thatבָּ הַהִיאtimeעֵתand tookוַיִּלְכֹּדHazor,אֶת חָצוֹרand its kingוְאֶת מַלְכָּהּhe struckהִכָּהwith the sword;בֶחָרֶבforכִּיHazorחָצוֹרformerlyלְפָנִיםwasהִיאthe headרֹאשׁof allכָּלtheseהָאֵלֶּהkingdoms.הַמַּמְלָכוֹת
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appearstime
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appearscapture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkod” appearsHazor
See it on the mapWhere else “chatsor” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malka” appearsstrike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hika” appearssword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanim” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appearskingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlachot” appearsHazor
Today: Tel Hazor ruins, Israel
A city in northern Israel, about 9 miles (15 km) north of the Sea of Galilee.
Joshua defeated and burned it (Josh 11:10-11). Later its king Jabin oppressed Israel until Deborah and Barak defeated him (Judg 4:2). Solomon fortified it (1 Kgs 9:15).
9Joshua did to them as YHWH had told him: their horses he hamstrung, and their chariots he burned with fire.
10 · This verse (above)
11They struck every person who was in it with the edge of the sword, devoting them to destruction; there was not left anything that breathed; and Hazor he burned with fire.
