Andוַthe citiesהֶעָרִיםat the far endמִקְצֵהof the tribeלְמַטֵּהof the sonsבְנֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהtowardאֶלthe borderגְּבוּלof Edom,אֱדוֹםin the Negev,בַּנֶּגְבָּהwere:יִּהְיוּKabzeel,קַבְצְאֵלEder,וְעֵדֶרJagur,וְיָגוּר
Joshua 15:21
Study it in the app“And the cities at the far end of the tribe of the sons of Judah, toward the border of Edom, in the Negev, were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 15:21, word by word
- the citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- at the far endקְצֵהketse
end
The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.
Where else “ketse” appears- of the tribeמַטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
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” appears- the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of Edomאֱדוֹםedom
Edom
See it on the mapWhere else “edom” appears- in the Negevנֶּגְבָּnegba
Negev
The dry land in the south of Israel.
Where else “negba” appears- wereיִּהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- Kabzeelקַבְצְאֵלkavtsel
Kabzeel
Kabzeel: a town of Judah in the Negev. The name means "El has gathered."
Where else “kavtsel” appears- Ederעֵדֶרeder
Eder
Eder: a town of Judah in the Negev; also the name of a Levite (1 Chronicles 23:23). The name means "flock."
Where else “eder” appears- Jagurיָגוּרyagur
Jagur
Jagur: a town of Judah in the Negev.
Where else “yagur” appears
Places in this verse
Edom
Today: southern Jordan and the southern Negev
A mountain region south of the Dead Sea, in what is now southwest Jordan.
The Edomites came from Esau, Jacob's brother (Gen 36:1). Edom would not let Israel pass through its land (Num 20:14-21).
The context
20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families.
21 · This verse (above)
22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,