Joshua 18:28

“Zela, Eleph, the Jebusite (that is Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath: fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their families.”

Joshua 18:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 18:28, word by word

Zelaצֵלַעtsela

Zela

Zela: a town of Benjamin where Saul was buried (2 Samuel 21:14).

Where else “tsela” appears
Elephהָאֶלֶףhaelef

Eleph

Eleph: a town of Benjamin.

Where else “haelef” appears
the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi

Jebusite

Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.

Where else “yevusi” appears
Jerusalem)יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
Gibeahגִּבְעַתgivat

Gibeah

Gibeah: a town of Benjamin; later Saul's city. The name means "hill."

Where else “givat” appears
and Kiriathקִרְיַתkiryat

Kiriath-jearim

Kiriath-jearim: a city of the Gibeonites, later of Judah. The name means "city of the forests."

Where else “kiryat” appears
fourteenאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

Where else “arba” appears
fourteenעֶשְׂרֵהesre

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “esre” appears
citiesעָרִיםarim

city

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

Where else “arim” appears
with their villagesחַצְרֵיchatsre

village

A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.

Where else “chatsre” appears
the inheritanceנַחֲלַתnachalat

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachalat” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

Where else “vinyamin” appears
according to their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpchota” appears

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

27Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

28 · This verse (above)

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