Joshua 21:11

“And they gave them Kiriath-arba (the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with its pasturelands around it.”

Joshua 21:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 21:11, word by word

And they gaveיִּתְּנוּyitnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “yitnu” appears
Kiriath-arbaקִרְיַתkiryat

Kiriath-arba

Kiriath-arba, the old name of Hebron. It means "city of Arba".

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(the fatherאֲבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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of Anak)עֲנוֹקanok

Anak

Anak, the ancestor of a people of Canaan, the Anakim, known for their great height.

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Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchevron

Hebron

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in the hill countryהַרhar

hill country

A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.

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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.

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its pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁmigrashe

pasturelands

Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.

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around itסְבִיבֹתֶיsevivote

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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Places in this verse

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

    Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.

    Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).

    Genesis 23:2Genesis 13:182 Samuel 2:12 Samuel 5:3

The context

10and they went to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

11 · This verse (above)

12But the field of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

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