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and the borderוְ הַגְּבוּלwent upעָלָהto Beth-hoglah,בֵּית חָגְלָהand passed alongוְעָבַרnorthמִצְּפוֹןof Beth-arabah;לְבֵית הָעֲרָבָהand the borderוְ הַגְּבוּלwent upעָלָהto the stoneאֶבֶןof Bohanבֹּהַןsonבֶּןof Reuben;רְאוּבֵן
Joshua 15:6
Study it in the app“and the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan son of Reuben;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 15:6, word by word
- and the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- went upעָלָהala
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ala” appears- to Beth-hoglahבֵּיתbet
Beth-hoglah
Beth-hoglah: a place on the border between Judah and Benjamin, near the Jordan. The name means "house of the partridge."
Where else “bet” appears- and passed alongעָבַרavar
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avar” appears- northצְּפוֹןtsefon
north
North.
Where else “tsefon” appears- of Beth-arabahבֵיתvet
Beth-arabah
Beth-arabah: a town in the wilderness, on the border between Judah and Benjamin. The name means "house of the Arabah."
Where else “vet” appears- to the stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- of Bohanבֹּהַןbohan
Bohan
Bohan: a son of Reuben; a stone with his name marked the border of Judah. The name means "thumb."
Where else “bohan” appears- sonבֶּןben
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “ben” appears- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears
The context
5And the east border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border on the north side ran from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan;
6 · This verse (above)
7and the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and northward turned to Gilgal, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, which is south of the brook; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and its ends were at En-rogel;