Joshua 12:8

“in the hill country, in the Shephelah, in the Arabah, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negev: the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:”

Joshua 12:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 12:8, word by word

in the hill countryהָרhar

hill country

A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.

Where else “har” appears
in the Shephelahשְּׁפֵלָהshefela

lowland, Shephelah

Shephelah, the lowland: the zone of low hills between the hill country of Judah and the coast.

Where else “shefela” appears
in the Arabahעֲרָבָהarava

Arabah

The valley of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.

Where else “arava” appears
in the slopesאֲשֵׁדוֹתashedot

slope

Slope: the side of a mountain where the water runs down.

Where else “ashedot” appears
in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

Where else “midbar” appears
and in the Negevנֶּגֶבnegev

Negev

The dry land in the south of Israel.

Where else “negev” appears
the Hittiteחִתִּיchiti

Hittite

Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.

Where else “chiti” appears
the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.

Where else “emori” appears
and the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

Where else “kenaani” appears
the Perizziteפְּרִזִּיperizi

Perizzite

Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.

Where else “perizi” appears
the Hiviteחִוִּיchivi

Hivite

Hivite: one of the peoples of Canaan.

Where else “chivi” appears
and the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi

Jebusite

Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.

Where else “yevusi” appears

The context

7And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the sons of Israel struck beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon as far as Mount Halak, which goes up toward Seir; and Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their divisions,

8 · This verse (above)

9the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;

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