From the allotmentמֵחֶבֶלof the sonsבְּנֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהwasthe inheritanceנַחֲלַתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Simeon,שִׁמְעוֹןforכִּיthe portionחֵלֶקof the sonsבְּנֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהwasהָיָהtoo greatרַבfor them;מֵהֶםso the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןreceived their inheritanceיִּנְחֲלוּin the midstבְּתוֹךְof their inheritance.נַחֲלָתָם
Joshua 19:9
Study it in the app“From 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 19:9, word by word
- From the allotmentחֶבֶלchevel
allotment
A plot measured with a rope, a portion of land.
Where else “chevel” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- the inheritanceנַחֲלַתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” 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- the portionחֵלֶקchelek
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelek” appears- wasהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- too greatרַבrav
great
Of great size or power; the one who stands out.
Where else “rav” appears- received their inheritanceיִּנְחֲלוּyinchalu
inherit
To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.
Where else “yinchalu” appears- in the midstתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears
The context
8and 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.
9 · This verse (above)
10And the third lot came up for the sons of Zebulun according to their families. And the territory of their inheritance was as far as Sarid;