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and Jahaz,וְיַהְצָהKedemoth,וּקְדֵמֹתand Mephaath,וּמֵפָעַת
Joshua 13:18
Study it in the app“and Jahaz, Kedemoth, and Mephaath,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 13:18, word by word
- and Jahazיַהְצָyahtsa
Jahaz
Jahaz, a place east of the Jordan where Israel defeated Sihon. The name perhaps means "threshing floor."
Where else “yahtsa” appears- Kedemothקְדֵמֹתkedemot
Kedemoth
Kedemoth, a place east of the Jordan. The name means "beginnings" or "eastern places."
Where else “kedemot” appears- and Mephaathמֵפָעַתmefaat
Mephaath
Mephaath: a city of the plateau given to Reuben and later to the Levites.
Where else “mefaat” appears
The context
17Heshbon and all its cities that are on the plateau: Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
18 · This verse (above)
19and Kiriathaim, Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar on the hill of the valley,