Joshua 17:9

“And 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.”

Joshua 17:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 17:9, word by word

And the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

Where else “gevul” appears
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
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
southנֶגְבָּnegba

south

One of the four sides of the land: the south.

Where else “negba” appears
citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “arim” appears
to 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
amongתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “toch” appears
of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe

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
on the northצְּפוֹןtsefon

north

North.

Where else “tsefon” appears
and its endsתֹצְאֹתָיtotsotay

end

The point where a border stops.

Where else “totsotay” appears
wereיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yehi” appears
at the seaיָּמָּyama

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

Where else “yama” appears

The context

8The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the sons of Ephraim.

9 · This verse (above)

10The 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.

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