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Humtah,וְחֻמְטָהKiriath-arbaוְקִרְיַת אַרְבַּע(thatהִיאisHebron),חֶבְרוֹןand Zior:וְצִיעֹרnineתֵּשַׁעcitiesעָרִיםwith their villages.וְחַצְרֵיהֶן
Joshua 15:54
Study it in the app“Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 15:54, word by word
- Humtahחֻמְטָהchumta
Humtah
Humtah: a town of Judah in the hill country.
Where else “chumta” appears- Kiriath-arbaקִרְיַתkiryat
Kiriath-arba
Kiriath-arba, the old name of Hebron. It means "city of Arba".
Where else “kiryat” appears- Hebron)חֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appears- and Ziorצִיעֹרtsior
Zior
Zior: a town of Judah in the hill country. The name means "small."
Where else “tsior” appears- nineתֵּשַׁעtesha
nine
Nine; also "ninth".
Where else “tesha” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- with their villagesחַצְרֵיchatsre
village
A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.
Where else “chatsre” appears
Places in this verse
Hebron
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).