And Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁעַsonבִּןof NunנוּןandוְCalebכָלֵבsonבֶּןof Jephunneh,יְפֻנֶּהwho were amongמִןthose who had exploredהַתָּרִיםthe land,אֶת הָאָרֶץtoreקָרְעוּtheir clothesבִּגְדֵיהֶם
Numbers 14:6
Study it in the app“And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes”
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Numbers 14:6, word by word
- And Joshuaיהוֹשֻׁעַyhoshua
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yhoshua” appears- sonבִּןbin
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bin” appears- of Nunנוּןnun
Nun
Nun, the father of Joshua.
Where else “nun” appears- 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- of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּהyefune
Jephunneh
Jephunneh, the father of Caleb; another man bears the same name.
Where else “yefune” appears- those who had exploredתָּרִיםtarim
explore
To go through a land to learn about it.
Where else “tarim” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- toreקָרְעוּkaru
tear
To rip one's clothes in great grief.
Where else “karu” appears- their clothesבִּגְדֵיbigde
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “bigde” appears
The context
5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the community of the sons of Israel.
6 · This verse (above)
7and said to all the community of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land that we passed through to explore it is a good land, very, very good.