and the borderוְ הַגְּבוּלwent downיָרַדtoאֶלthe endקְצֵהof the mountainהָהָרthatאֲשֶׁרliesover againstעַל פְּנֵיthe Valleyגֵּיof Ben-hinnom,בֶן הִנֹּםwhichאֲשֶׁרisin the Valleyבְּעֵמֶקof Rephaimרְפָאִיםto the north;צָפוֹנָהand it went downוְיָרַדby the Valleyגֵּיof Hinnomהִנֹּםtoאֶלthe slopeכֶּתֶףof the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִיon the south,נֶגְבָּהand went downוְיָרַדto En-rogel;עֵין רֹגֵל
Joshua 18:16
Study it in the app“and the border went down to the end of the mountain that lies over against the Valley of Ben-hinnom, which is in the Valley of Rephaim to the north; and it went down by the Valley of Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite on the south, and went down to En-rogel;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 18:16, 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- the endקְצֵהketse
end
The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.
Where else “ketse” appears- of the mountainהָרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- over againstפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the Valleyגֵּיge
valley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “ge” appears- of Ben-hinnomבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Ben-hinnomהִנֹּםhinom
Hinnom
Hinnom: the name of the valley that runs along the south side of Jerusalem ("valley of Ben-hinnom," valley of the son of Hinnom).
Where else “hinom” appears- in the Valleyעֵמֶקemek
valley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “emek” appears- of Rephaimרְפָאִיםrefaim
Rephaim
An ancient people of very tall men.
Where else “refaim” appears- to the northצָפוֹנָtsafona
north
North.
Where else “tsafona” appears- the slopeכֶּתֶףketef
side
The side part of something: the flank of a house or hill.
Where else “ketef” appears- of the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi
Jebusite
Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.
Where else “yevusi” appears- on the southנֶגְבָּnegba
south
One of the four sides of the land: the south.
Where else “negba” appears- to En-rogelעֵיןen
En-rogel
En-rogel: a spring by Jerusalem, on the border between Judah and Benjamin.
Where else “en” appears
The context
15And the south side was from the end of Kiriath-jearim; and the border went out westward, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah;
16 · This verse (above)
17and it bent northward and went out to En-shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, and went down to the stone of Bohan son of Reuben;