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The southנֶגְבָּהwasEphraim’sלְאֶפְרַיִםand the northוְצָפוֹנָהManasseh’s,לִמְנַשֶּׁהand the seaוַ הַיָּםwasיְהִיits border;גְּבוּלוֹand they reachedוּ יִפְגְּעוּןAsherבְאָשֵׁרon the northמִצָּפוֹןand Issacharוּבְיִשָּׂשכָרon the east.מִמִּזְרָח
Joshua 17:10
Study it in the app“The south was Ephraim’s and the north Manasseh’s, and the sea was its border; and they reached Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 17:10, word by word
- The southנֶגְבָּnegba
south
One of the four sides of the land: the south.
Where else “negba” appears- Ephraim’sאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
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- and the northצָפוֹנָtsafona
north
North.
Where else “tsafona” appears- Manasseh’sמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears- and the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- its borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- and they reachedיִפְגְּעוּyifgu
reach
To reach a certain point, like the border of a tribe.
Where else “yifgu” appears- Asherאָשֵׁרasher
Asher
Asher, a son of Jacob and Zilpah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "happy".
Where else “asher” appears- and Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyisashchar
Issachar
Issachar, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "wages".
Where else “yisashchar” appears- on the eastמִּזְרָחmizrach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizrach” appears
The context
9And the border went down to the Brook of Kanah, south of the brook. These cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh. And the border of Manasseh was on the north of the brook, and its ends were at the sea.
10 · This verse (above)
11And in Issachar and in Asher Manasseh had Beth-shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns: the three heights.