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and the borderוְ הַגְּבוּלturnedנָסַבaround itאֹתוֹon the northמִצְּפוֹןto Hannathon,חַנָּתֹןand its endsוְ תֹּצְאֹתָיוwereהָיוּat the Valleyגֵּיof Iphtah-el;יִפְתַּח אֵל
Joshua 19:14
Study it in the app“and the border turned around it on the north to Hannathon, and its ends were at the Valley of Iphtah-el;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 19:14, word by word
- and the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- turnedנָסַבnasav
turn
To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.
Where else “nasav” appears- on the northצְּפוֹןtsefon
north
North.
Where else “tsefon” appears- to Hannathonחַנָּתֹןchanaton
Hannathon
Hannathon: a place on the northern border of Zebulun.
Where else “chanaton” appears- and its endsתֹּצְאֹתָיtotsotay
end
The point where a border stops.
Where else “totsotay” appears- wereהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- at the Valleyגֵּיge
valley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “ge” appears- of Iphtah-elיִפְתַּחyiftach
Iphtah-el
Iphtah-el: a valley on the border between Zebulun and Asher. The name means "El opens."
Where else “yiftach” appears
The context
13and from there it passed along eastward, toward the sunrise, to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and went out to Rimmon, turning to Neah;
14 · This verse (above)
15and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.