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The borderוּגְבוּלof the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִיran from the ascentמִמַּעֲלֵהof Akrabbim,עַקְרַבִּיםfrom Selaמֵהַסֶּלַעand upward.וָמָעְלָה
Judges 1:36
Study it in the app“The border of the Amorite ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:36, word by word
- The borderגְבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori
Amorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appears- ran from the ascentמַּעֲלֵהmaale
Akrabbim
The ascent of Akrabbim, a mountain pass on the southern border of Canaan. The name means "ascent of the scorpions."
Where else “maale” appears- from Selaסֶּלַעsela
crag
A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.
Where else “sela” appears- and upwardמָעְלָmala
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “mala” appears
The context
35The Amorite was determined to live in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but the hand of the house of Joseph weighed heavy, and they became forced labor.
36 · This verse (above)