Numbers 33:40

“The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the sons of Israel.”

Numbers 33:40 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 33:40, word by word

The Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

Where else “kenaani” appears
the kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
of Aradעֲרָדarad

Arad

Arad, a Canaanite city in the Negev; also the name of a man. The name means "fugitive."

Where else “arad” appears
livedיֹשֵׁבyoshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yoshev” appears
in the Negevנֶּגֶבnegev

Negev

The dry land in the south of Israel.

Where else “negev” appears
in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Canaanכְּנָעַןkenaan

Canaan

See it on the mapWhere else “kenaan” appears
heardיִּשְׁמַעyishma

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “yishma” appears
of the comingבֹאvo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “vo” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

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

Where else “bene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemCanaan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Canaan

    Today: Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, western Syria

    The land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, today Israel, Palestine and parts of Lebanon.

    God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants (Gen 17:8). Israel entered it after forty years in the wilderness (Josh 5:12).

    Genesis 12:5Genesis 17:8Exodus 6:4Joshua 5:12

The context

39Aaron was a hundred twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor.

40 · This verse (above)

41They set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.

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