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Now Jerichoוִירִיחוֹwas shut upסֹגֶרֶתand tightly shutוּמְסֻגֶּרֶתbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלno oneאֵיןwent outיוֹצֵאand no oneוְאֵיןcame in.בָּא
Joshua 6:1
Study it in the app“Now Jericho was shut up and tightly shut because of the sons of Israel; no one went out and no one came in.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 6:1, word by word
- Now Jerichoירִיחוֹyricho
Jericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yricho” appears- was shut upסֹגֶרֶתsogeret
shut
To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.
Where else “sogeret” appears- because ofפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- went outיוֹצֵאyotse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotse” appears- came inבָּאba
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “ba” appears
Places in this verse
Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2YHWH said to Joshua, “See, I have given into your hand Jericho and its king, its mighty warriors.