Numbers 32:42

“Nobah went and took Kenath and its towns, and he called it Nobah, after his own name.”

Numbers 32:42 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 32:42, word by word

Nobahנֹבַחnovach

Nobah

Nobah, an Israelite who took the city of Kenath and gave it his name; also a place east of the Jordan.

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wentהָלַךְhalach

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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and tookיִּלְכֹּדyilkod

capture

To conquer a city or seize someone.

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Kenathקְנָתkenat

Kenath

Kenath, a city east of the Jordan that Nobah took. The name means "possession."

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and its townsבְּנֹתֶיbenote

village

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

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and he calledיִּקְרָאyikra

name

To give someone a name.

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after his own nameשְׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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The context

41Jair son of Manasseh went and took their villages, and he called them Havvoth-jair.

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