Study it in the app“And to Caleb son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the command of YHWH to Joshua: Kiriath-arba, the father of Anak (that is Hebron).”
And to Calebוּלְכָלֵבsonבֶּןof Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּהhe gaveנָתַןa portionחֵלֶקamongבְּתוֹךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהaccording to the commandאֶל פִּיof YHWHיְהוָהto Joshua:לִיהוֹשֻׁעַKiriath-arba,קִרְיַת אַרְבַּעthe fatherאֲבִיof Anakהָעֲנָק(thatהִיאisHebron).חֶבְרוֹן
Caleb
Caleb, a scout from the tribe of Judah who with Joshua trusted YHWH (Numbers 14:6-9, 24); others also bear the name.
Where else “chalev” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsJephunneh
Jephunneh, the father of Caleb; another man bears the same name.
Where else “yefune” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appearsportion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelek” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearsaccording to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “pi” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsJoshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yhoshua” appearsKiriath-arba
Kiriath-arba, the old name of Hebron. It means "city of Arba".
Where else “kiryat” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearsAnak
Anak, the ancestor of a people of Canaan, the Anakim, known for their great height.
Where else “anak” appearsHebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appearsHebron
Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank
A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).
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.
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14And Caleb dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
