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NoלֹאAnakimעֲנָקִיםwere leftנוֹתַרin the landבְּאֶרֶץof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלonlyרַקin Gaza,בְּעַזָּהin Gath,בְּגַתand in Ashdodוּבְאַשְׁדּוֹדdid some remain.נִשְׁאָרוּ
Joshua 11:22
Study it in the app“No Anakim were left in the land of the sons of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod did some remain.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 11:22, word by word
- Anakimעֲנָקִיםanakim
Anakite
Anakite: a descendant of Anak, a people of very tall men who lived in Canaan.
Where else “anakim” appears- were leftנוֹתַרnotar
be left
For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.
Where else “notar” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- in Gazaעַזָּהaza
Gaza
See it on the mapWhere else “aza” appears- in Gathגַתgat
Gath
See it on the mapWhere else “gat” appears- and in Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדashdod
Ashdod
See it on the mapWhere else “ashdod” appears- did some remainנִשְׁאָרוּnisharu
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nisharu” appears
Translation note
Goliath was from Gath (1 Samuel 17:4).
Places in this verse
1Gaza
Today: Gaza City, Gaza Strip
A Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, at the far southwest of Israel.
There the Philistines blinded Samson and made him grind grain (Judg 16:21); he died there pulling down the temple (Judg 16:30).
2Gath ?
Today: possibly Tell es-Safi (Tel Zafit), Israel
A Philistine city at the edge of the coastal plain; its exact site is not certain.
Goliath was from Gath (1 Sam 17:4). David fled from Saul to Gath and pretended to be insane (1 Sam 21:10-13).
3Ashdod
Today: Ashdod, Israel
A Philistine city near the Mediterranean coast, about 34 miles (55 km) west of Jerusalem.
The Philistines brought the ark of God there, and their god Dagon fell before it (1 Sam 5:1-4).
The context
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; with their cities Joshua devoted them to destruction.
22 · This verse (above)
23So Joshua took all the land, according to all that YHWH had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land became calm from war.