Joshua 19:29

“and the border turned back to Ramah, and as far as the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned back to Hosah, and its ends were at the sea, by the region of Achzib;”

Joshua 19:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 19:29, word by word

and the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

Where else “gevul” appears
turned backשָׁבshav

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “shav” appears
the fortifiedמִבְצַרmivtsar

fortress, fortified city

Fortress, fortified city.

Where else “mivtsar” appears
cityעִירir

city

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

Where else “ir” appears
to Hosahחֹסָהchosa

Hosah

Hosah: a place on the border of Asher, near Tyre; also the name of a gatekeeper (1 Chronicles 16:38).

Where else “chosa” appears
and its endsתֹצְאֹתָיtotsotay

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 seaיָּמָּyama

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

Where else “yama” appears
by the regionחֶבֶלchevel

allotment

A plot measured with a rope, a portion of land.

Where else “chevel” appears
of Achzibאַכְזִיבָachziva

Achzib

Achzib: the name of two towns, one of Judah in the Shephelah and one of Asher on the coast. The name comes from "deceptive," like a brook that dries up in summer.

Where else “achziva” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemMediterranean SeaRamah?Tyre
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Ramah ?

    Today: possibly er-Ram, West Bank

    The name of several towns; the best known was in Benjamin, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem, and its site is not certain.

    Samuel lived in Ramah (1 Sam 7:17). Jeremiah spoke of Rachel's weeping for her children heard there (Jer 31:15).

    1 Samuel 1:191 Samuel 7:17Jeremiah 31:151 Kings 15:17

  • 2Tyre

    Today: Tyre (Sour), Lebanon

    A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Israel's present border.

    Its king Hiram helped David and Solomon with timber and workers (1 Kgs 5:1). Ezekiel announced its fall (Ezek 27:2), and Jesus mentioned it when rebuking towns that did not change their minds (Matt 11:21).

    2 Samuel 5:111 Kings 5:1Ezekiel 27:2Matthew 11:21

The context

28and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon;

29 · This verse (above)

30and Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages.

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