and the borderוְ הַגְּבוּלwent outיָצָאtoאֶלthe slopeכֶּתֶףof Ekronעֶקְרוֹןto the north,צָפוֹנָהand the borderוְ הַגְּבוּלbentתָאַרto Shikkeron,שִׁכְּרוֹנָהand passed alongוְעָבַרto MountהַרBaalah,הַבַּעֲלָהand went outוְיָצָאto Jabneel,יַבְנְאֵלandוְthe endsתֹּצְאוֹתof the borderהַגְּבוּלwereהָיוּat the sea.יָמָּה
Joshua 15:11
Study it in the app“and the border went out to the slope of Ekron to the north, and the border bent to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out to Jabneel, and the ends of the border were at the sea.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 15:11, word by word
- and the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- went outיָצָאyatsa
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsa” appears- the slopeכֶּתֶףketef
side
The side part of something: the flank of a house or hill.
Where else “ketef” appears- of Ekronעֶקְרוֹןekron
Ekron
See it on the mapWhere else “ekron” appears- to the northצָפוֹנָtsafona
north
North.
Where else “tsafona” appears- bentתָאַרtaar
bend
To turn, like a border changing direction.
Where else “taar” appears- to Shikkeronשִׁכְּרוֹנָshikrona
Shikkeron
Shikkeron: a place on the northern border of Judah, near Ekron.
Where else “shikrona” appears- and passed alongעָבַרavar
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avar” appears- to Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Baalahבַּעֲלָהbaala
Baalah
Baalah: the name of several places of Judah; one is the other name of Kiriath-jearim.
Where else “baala” appears- to Jabneelיַבְנְאֵלyavnel
Jabneel
Jabneel: the name of two places: a town on the border of Judah, near the sea, and a town of Naphtali. The name means "El causes to build."
Where else “yavnel” appears- the endsתֹּצְאוֹתtotsot
end
The point where a border stops.
Where else “totsot” appears- wereהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- at the seaיָמָּyama
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yama” appears
Places in this verse
Ekron
Today: Tel Miqne (Ekron) ruins, Israel
A Philistine city on the plain, about 22 miles (35 km) west of Jerusalem.
The ark was taken there and the people were afraid (1 Sam 5:10). King Ahaziah sent to ask its god instead of the God of Israel (2 Kgs 1:2).
The context
10and the border turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed along to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed along to Timnah;
11 · This verse (above)
12And the west border was the Great Sea and its coast. This is the border of the sons of Judah all around according to their families.