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and allוְכֹלthe citiesעָרֵיof Sihonסִיחוֹןkingמֶלֶךְof the Amorite,הָאֱמֹרִיwhoאֲשֶׁרreignedמָלַךְin Heshbon,בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹןas far asעַדthe borderגְּבוּלof the sonsבְּנֵיof Ammon;עַמּוֹן
Joshua 13:10
Study it in the app“and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorite, who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the sons of Ammon;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 13:10, word by word
- the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” 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 the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori
Amorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appears- reignedמָלַךְmalach
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malach” appears- in Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbon
Heshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appears- the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Ammonעַמּוֹןamon
Ammon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” appears
Places in this verse
Ammon
Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan
The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).
The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).
The context
9from Aroer, which is on the bank of the brook Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the brook, and all the plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon;
10 · This verse (above)
11and Gilead, and the territory of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah;