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from Ekronמֵעֶקְרוֹןto the sea,וָיָמָּהallכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרwerebesideעַל יַדAshdod,אַשְׁדּוֹדwith their villages;וְחַצְרֵיהֶן
Joshua 15:46
Study it in the app“from Ekron to the sea, all that were beside Ashdod, with their villages;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 15:46, word by word
- from Ekronעֶקְרוֹןekron
Ekron
See it on the mapWhere else “ekron” appears- to the seaיָמָּyama
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yama” appears- besideיַדyad
beside
Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.
Where else “yad” appears- Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדashdod
Ashdod
See it on the mapWhere else “ashdod” appears- with their villagesחַצְרֵיchatsre
village
A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.
Where else “chatsre” appears
Places in this verse
1Ekron
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).
2Ashdod
Today: Ashdod, Israel
A Philistine city near the Mediterranean coast, about 34 miles (55 km) west of Jerusalem.
The Philistines brought the ark of God there, and their god Dagon fell before it (1 Sam 5:1-4).
The context
45Ekron, with its towns and its villages;
46 · This verse (above)
47Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the Great Sea and its coast.