and allוְכָלthe villagesהַחֲצֵרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרwerearoundסְבִיבוֹתtheseהָאֵלֶּהcitiesהֶעָרִיםas far asעַדBaalath-beer,בַּעֲלַת בְּאֵרRamahרָאמַתof the Negev.נֶגֶבThisזֹאתisthe inheritanceנַחֲלַתof the tribeמַטֵּהof the sonsבְנֵיof Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןaccording to their families.לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם
Joshua 19:8
Study it in the app“and all the villages that were around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negev. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 19:8, word by word
- the villagesחֲצֵרִיםchatserim
village
A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.
Where else “chatserim” appears- aroundסְבִיבוֹתsevivot
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “sevivot” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- Baalath-beerבַּעֲלַתbaalat
Baalath-beer
Baalath-beer: a place in the Negev, the limit of Simeon. The name means "lady of the well."
Where else “baalat” appears- Ramahרָאמַתramat
Ramah
See it on the mapWhere else “ramat” appears- of the Negevנֶגֶבnegev
Negev
The dry land in the south of Israel.
Where else “negev” appears- the inheritanceנַחֲלַתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears- of the tribeמַטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshimon
Simeon
Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "he heard".
Where else “shimon” appears- according to their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchota” appears
Places in this verse
Ramah ?
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).
The context
7Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities with their villages;
8 · This verse (above)
9From the allotment of the sons of Judah was the inheritance of the sons of Simeon, for the portion of the sons of Judah was too great for them; so the sons of Simeon received their inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.