and it bentוְתָאַרnorthwardמִצָּפוֹןand went outוְיָצָאto En-shemesh,עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁand went outוְיָצָאtoאֶלGeliloth,גְּלִילוֹתwhichאֲשֶׁרisoppositeנֹכַחthe Ascentמַעֲלֵהof Adummim,אֲדֻמִּיםand went downוְיָרַדto the stoneאֶבֶןof Bohanבֹּהַןsonבֶּןof Reuben;רְאוּבֵן
Joshua 18:17
Study it in the app“and 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;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 18:17, word by word
- and it bentתָאַרtaar
bend
To turn, like a border changing direction.
Where else “taar” appears- northwardצָּפוֹןtsafon
north
North.
Where else “tsafon” appears- and went outיָצָאyatsa
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsa” appears- to En-shemeshעֵיןen
En-shemesh
En-shemesh: a spring on the border between Judah and Benjamin. The name means "spring of the sun."
Where else “en” appears- Gelilothגְּלִילוֹתgelilot
Geliloth
Geliloth: a place on the border of Benjamin, facing the ascent of Adummim.
Where else “gelilot” appears- oppositeנֹכַחnochach
opposite
On the opposite side, facing something.
Where else “nochach” appears- the Ascentמַעֲלֵהmaale
ascent, rise
Ascent, a slope by which one goes up; also a raised place.
Where else “maale” appears- of Adummimאֲדֻמִּיםadumim
Adummim
Adummim: an ascent on the road from Jericho to Jerusalem, on the border of Judah. The name means "red ones."
Where else “adumim” appears- and 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 stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- of Bohanבֹּהַןbohan
Bohan
Bohan: a son of Reuben; a stone with his name marked the border of Judah. The name means "thumb."
Where else “bohan” appears- sonבֶּןben
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “ben” appears- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears
The context
16and 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;
17 · This verse (above)
18and it passed along to the slope opposite the Arabah on the north, and went down to the Arabah;