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But the fieldוְ שְׂדֵהof the cityהָעִירand its villagesוְ חֲצֵרֶיהָthey gaveנָתְנוּto Calebלְכָלֵבsonבֶּןof Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּהas his possession.בַּאֲחֻזָּתוֹ
Joshua 21:12
Study it in the app“But the field of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:12, word by word
- But the fieldשְׂדֵהsede
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sede” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- and its villagesחֲצֵרֶיchatsere
village
A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.
Where else “chatsere” appears- they gaveנָתְנוּnatnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natnu” appears- to Calebכָלֵבchalev
Caleb
Caleb, a scout from the tribe of Judah who with Joshua trusted YHWH (Numbers 14:6-9, 24); others also bear the name.
Where else “chalev” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּהyefune
Jephunneh
Jephunneh, the father of Caleb; another man bears the same name.
Where else “yefune” appears- as his possessionאֲחֻזָּתachuzat
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appears
The context
11And they gave them Kiriath-arba (the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with its pasturelands around it.
12 · This verse (above)
13And to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, and Libnah with its pasturelands,