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Othnielעָתְנִיאֵלsonבֶּןof Kenaz,קְנַזthe brotherאֲחִיof Caleb,כָלֵבyoungerהַקָּטֹןthan he,מִמֶּנּוּcaptured it,וַיִּלְכְּדָהּand he gaveוַיִּתֶּןhimלוֹAchsahאֶת עַכְסָהhis daughterבִתּוֹas wife.לְאִשָּׁה
Judges 1:13
Study it in the app“Othniel son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, younger than he, captured it, and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:13, word by word
- Othnielעָתְנִיאֵלatniel
Othniel
Othniel: son of Kenaz, of the family of Caleb; he took Debir and was later the first judge of Israel (Judges 3:9).
Where else “atniel” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Kenazקְנַזkenaz
Kenaz
Kenaz, a grandson of Esau; also Israelites, such as the father of Othniel.
Where else “kenaz” appears- the brotherאֲחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- of 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- youngerקָּטֹןkaton
youngest
The youngest son or daughter of the family, the last one born.
Where else “katon” appears- captured itיִּלְכְּדָyilkda
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkda” appears- and he gaveיִּתֶּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- Achsahעַכְסָהachsa
Achsah
Achsah: a daughter of Caleb, given as wife to Othniel. The name means "anklet," an ornament of the ankle.
Where else “achsa” appears- his daughterבִתּvit
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vit” appears- as wifeאִשָּׁהisha
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isha” appears
Translation note
The same account is in Joshua 15:13-19.
The context
12Caleb said, “Whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as wife.”
13 · This verse (above)
14When she came, she urged him to ask her father for the field. She got down from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”