Nehemiah 11:25

“And as for the villages in their fields: some of the sons of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its settlements, in Dibon and its settlements, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,”

Nehemiah 11:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 11:25, word by word

the villagesחֲצֵרִיםchatserim

village

A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.

Where else “chatserim” appears
in their fieldsשְׂדֹתָsedota

territory

A region: "the fields of Moab".

Where else “sedota” appears
some of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” 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
livedיָשְׁבוּyashvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yashvu” appears
in Kiriath-arbaקִרְיַתkiryat

Kiriath-arba

Kiriath-arba, the old name of Hebron. It means "city of Arba".

Where else “kiryat” appears
and its settlementsבְנֹתֶיvenote

village

Literally "the daughters": small places that depend on a city.

Where else “venote” appears
in Dibonדִיבֹןdivon

Dibon

Dibon, a city of Moab east of the Jordan (also called Dibon-gad); another place in Judah bears the name.

Where else “divon” appears
and in Jekabzeelיקַּבְצְאֵלykavtsel

Jekabzeel

Jekabzeel: a town in the south of Judah; in Joshua 15:21 it is called Kabzeel.

Where else “ykavtsel” appears

The context

24And Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah son of Judah, was at the hand of the king for every matter of the people.

25 · This verse (above)

26and in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth-pelet,

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