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and it went downוְיָרַדfrom Janoahמִיָּנוֹחָהto Atarothעֲטָרוֹתand to Naarah,וְנַעֲרָתָהand touchedוּפָגַעJericho,בִּירִיחוֹand went outוְיָצָאat the Jordan.הַיַּרְדֵּן
Joshua 16:7
Study it in the app“and it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, and touched Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 16:7, word by word
- and it went downיָרַדyarad
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yarad” appears- from Janoahיָּנוֹחָyanoach
Janoah
Janoah: a town on the border of Ephraim. The name means "rest."
Where else “yanoach” appears- to Atarothעֲטָרוֹתatarot
Ataroth
Ataroth, a city east of the Jordan; other places bear the name. The name means "crowns."
Where else “atarot” appears- and to Naarahנַעֲרָתָnaarata
Naarah
Naarah: a town on the border of Ephraim, near Jericho; also the name of a woman of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:5).
Where else “naarata” appears- and touchedפָגַעfaga
reach
To reach a certain point, like the border of a tribe.
Where else “faga” appears- Jerichoירִיחוֹyricho
Jericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yricho” appears- and went outיָצָאyatsa
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsa” appears- at the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
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Places in this verse
1Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
2Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
The context
6and the border went out to the sea, with Michmethath on the north; and the border turned eastward to Taanath-shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah;
7 · This verse (above)
8From Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook of Kanah, and its ends were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families,