Joshua 16:8

“From 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,”

Joshua 16:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 16:8, word by word

From Tappuahתַּפּוּחַtapuach

Tappuah

Tappuah: the name of two cities and of a man of Judah; it means "apple tree."

Where else “tapuach” appears
the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

Where else “gevul” appears
wentיֵלֵךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “yelech” appears
westwardיָמָּyama

west

Literally "the sea": the side where the sun sets.

Where else “yama” appears
to the Brookנַחַלnachal

torrent

A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.

Where else “nachal” appears
of Kanahקָנָהkana

Kanah

Kanah: a brook that forms the border between Ephraim and Manasseh; also a town of Asher. The name means "place of reeds."

Where else “kana” appears
and its endsתֹצְאֹתָיtotsotay

end

The point where a border stops.

Where else “totsotay” appears
wereהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayu” appears
the inheritanceנַחֲלַתnachalat

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachalat” 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 Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim

Ephraim

Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".

Where else “efrayim” appears
according to their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpchota” appears

The context

7and it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, and touched Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.

8 · This verse (above)

9together with the cities that were set apart for the sons of Ephraim within the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages.

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