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He hadוַיַּקְרֵבhis householdאֶת בֵּיתוֹcome nearיַּקְרֵבman by man,לַגְּבָרִיםand Achanעָכָןsonבֶּןof Carmi,כַּרְמִיsonבֶןof Zabdi,זַבְדִּיsonבֶּןof Zerah,זֶרַחof the tribeלְמַטֵּהof Judah,יְהוּדָהwas taken.וַיִּלָּכֵד
Joshua 7:18
Study it in the app“He had his household come near man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 7:18, word by word
- He hadיַּקְרֵבyakrev
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakrev” appears- his householdבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- man by manגְּבָרִיםgevarim
man
Man, a grown man in his strength.
Where else “gevarim” appears- and Achanעָכָןachan
Achan
Achan: a man of Judah who took some of what was devoted at Jericho. His name sounds like "the one who brings ruin."
Where else “achan” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Carmiכַּרְמִיkarmi
Carmi
Carmi, the name of a son of Reuben and of other Israelites, among them the father of Achan.
Where else “karmi” appears- of Zabdiזַבְדִּיzavdi
Zabdi
Zabdi: the name of several Israelites, among them the grandfather of Achan, of the tribe of Judah. The name comes from "gift."
Where else “zavdi” appears- of Zerahזֶרַחzerach
Zerah
Zerah, the name of several people: above all a son of Judah and Tamar, twin of Perez; also a grandson of Esau, the father of a king of Edom, a Cushite who attacked Judah, and others.
Where else “zerach” appears- of the tribeמַטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” 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- was takenיִּלָּכֵדyilached
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilached” appears
The context
17He had the family of Judah come near, and he took the family of the Zerahite; and he had the family of the Zerahite come near man by man, and Zabdi was taken.
18 · This verse (above)
19Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, and give him acknowledgment; and please tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”