and ruledוּמֹשֵׁלover MountבְּהַרHermonחֶרְמוֹןand over Salecahוּבְסַלְכָהand over allוּבְכָלBashan,הַבָּשָׁןas far asעַדthe borderגְּבוּלof the Geshuriteהַגְּשׁוּרִיand the Maacathite,וְהַמַּעֲכָתִיand halfוַחֲצִיof Gilead,הַגִּלְעָדthe borderגְּבוּלof Sihonסִיחוֹןkingמֶלֶךְof Heshbon.חֶשְׁבּוֹן
Joshua 12:5
Study it in the app“and ruled over Mount Hermon and over Salecah and over all Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurite and the Maacathite, and half of Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 12:5, word by word
- and ruledמֹשֵׁלmoshel
rule
To hold sway over something or someone.
Where else “moshel” appears- over Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Hermonחֶרְמוֹןchermon
Hermon
See it on the mapWhere else “chermon” appears- and over Salecahסַלְכָהsalcha
Salecah
Salecah, a city on the eastern border of Bashan.
Where else “salcha” appears- Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan
Bashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appears- the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of the Geshuriteגְּשׁוּרִיgeshuri
Geshurite
Geshurite: an inhabitant of Geshur, a small kingdom northeast of the Lake of Kinnereth; also a people near the Philistines.
Where else “geshuri” appears- and the Maacathiteמַּעֲכָתִיmaachati
Maacathite
Maacathite: an inhabitant of Maacah, a small kingdom north of Bashan.
Where else “maachati” appears- and halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- of Gileadגִּלְעָדgilad
Gilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appears- of Sihonסִיחוֹןsichon
Sihon
Sihon, king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon. The name means "stormy."
Where else “sichon” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbon
Heshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appears
Places in this verse
1Hermon
Today: Mount Hermon: Lebanon-Syria border, Israeli-held part
The highest mountain in northern Israel, on the border with Syria and Lebanon.
It was the northern limit of what Israel took east of the Jordan (Deut 3:8). The Psalms speak of its dew (Ps 133:3).
2Bashan
Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights
A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.
Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).
3Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
The context
4and the territory of Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth and in Edrei,
5 · This verse (above)
6Moses the servant of YHWH and the sons of Israel struck them, and Moses the servant of YHWH gave it as a possession to the Reubenite, to the Gadite, and to half the tribe of Manasseh.