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And Othnielוַ עָתְנִיאֵלsonבֶּןof Kenaz,קְנַזthe brotherאֲחִיof Caleb,כָלֵבtook it,יִּלְכְּדָהּand he gaveוַיִּתֶּןhimלוֹAchsahעַכְסָהhis daughterבִתּוֹas wife.לְאִשָּׁה
Joshua 15:17
Study it in the app“And Othniel son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it, and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 15:17, word by word
- And Othnielעָתְנִיאֵלatniel
Othniel
Othniel: son of Kenaz, of the family of Caleb; he took Debir and was later the first judge of Israel (Judges 3:9).
Where else “atniel” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Kenazקְנַזkenaz
Kenaz
Kenaz, a grandson of Esau; also Israelites, such as the father of Othniel.
Where else “kenaz” appears- the brotherאֲחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- of Calebכָלֵבchalev
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” appears- took itיִּלְכְּדָyilkda
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkda” appears- and he gaveיִּתֶּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- Achsahעַכְסָהachsa
Achsah
Achsah: a daughter of Caleb, given as wife to Othniel. The name means "anklet," an ornament of the ankle.
Where else “achsa” appears- his daughterבִתּvit
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vit” appears- as wifeאִשָּׁהisha
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isha” appears
Translation note
The same account is in Judges 1:11-15.
The context
16And Caleb said, “Whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and takes it, I will give to him Achsah my daughter as wife.”
17 · This verse (above)
18And when she came, she urged him to ask her father for the field. And she got down from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What is the matter with you?”