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1 Chronicles 6:60 — Word Study

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WLCוּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה בִנְיָמִ֗ן אֶת־ גִּבְעוֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ אֶת־ גֶּ֤בַע וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֙יהָ֙ וְאֶת־ עָלֶ֣מֶת וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ וְאֶת־ עֲנָת֖וֹת וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ כָּל־ עָרֵיהֶ֛ם שְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה עִ֖יר בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ ס

BSA[they were given Gibeon,]ʼêth [a city]

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1 Chronicles 6:60quick helps
In a sentenceThe tribe of Benjamin received specific cities along with their pasturelands.
Who is speakingThe narrator recounts the allotment of cities to the tribe of Benjamin.
Where we areA listing of cities given to the Levites from the tribe of Benjamin.
The hard wordמִגְרָשׁ
Take awayThe cities and their pasturelands were part of the inheritance for the tribe.
5 commentators on this verse Jamieson, Poole, Ellicott, AdamClarke & more — read them › clause The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
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Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 6:60

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Context — Cities Allotted to the Tribe of Benjamingenerated

59Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.
60And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
61To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
62The Gershomites , according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.

1 Chronicles 6:60 describes the cities allotted to the tribe of Benjamin, emphasizing the importance of land and community for the tribes of Israel. The passage highlights the specific cities given to them, including Gibeon and Geba, along with their pasturelands. This allocation reflects the organization of the tribes and their settlements in the Promised Land, similar to other tribal allotments found in Joshua 18:24 and Joshua 21:17.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
11 Chronicles 8:6These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:
2Joshua 18:24Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
3Joshua 21:17And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
41 Samuel 13:3Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
5Joshua 21:18Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 10 references, hung on the phrase they belong to

AlemethJoshua 21:18

The Key Word בִנְיָמִן, vin.ya.Mingenerated

The name בִּנְיָמִין (vin.ya.Min) means 'son of the right hand,' referring to the youngest son of Jacob and the tribe that descended from him. This word is a proper noun, indicating both a person and a collective group, emphasizing the significance of family and heritage in Israel.

The parsing as a noun proper masculine indicates that it is used to denote a specific individual or group, which is consistent throughout the biblical text.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

Translations of this verse generally agree on the cities listed, with the BSB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEB, and BBE all maintaining similar wording.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main clause of the verse is introduced by the conjunction וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה, and from the tribe, followed by a series of noun phrases listing the cities and their pasturelands. This structure emphasizes the allocation of land to the tribe of Benjamin.

The Hebrew word order places emphasis on the tribe first, followed by the cities, indicating the importance of the tribe's identity in relation to the land.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates גִּבְעוֹן as περισπόρια, which suggests a focus on the city's significance as a place of gathering or assembly. This choice may reflect a broader understanding of the city's role in community life.

The LXX does not provide a direct equivalent for מִגְרָשׁ, indicating a potential interpretive gap in how pasturelands were viewed in the Greek tradition.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

1 Chronicles 6:60 lists the cities given to the tribe of Benjamin, which include Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, along with their pasturelands. In total, they had thirteen cities among their clans.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What cities were allotted to the tribe of Benjamin?

The cities allotted to the tribe of Benjamin included Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth.

What does the term 'pasturelands' refer to?

The term 'pasturelands' refers to open lands or grazing areas associated with the cities.

Why is the number thirteen significant?

The number thirteen represents the total cities allotted to the tribe of Benjamin, highlighting their inheritance in the land.

What is the significance of the tribe of Benjamin?

The tribe of Benjamin is significant as it is one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Jacob's youngest son, and plays a crucial role in the history of Israel.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What does the allocation of cities to the tribe of Benjamin reveal about the importance of land in biblical times?
  2. How do the cities mentioned contribute to our understanding of the tribe of Benjamin's identity?
  3. In what ways do the pasturelands reflect the agricultural practices of the Israelites?
  4. How can we see the significance of family and clan in the context of the cities allotted to Benjamin?

Commentators on this verse — 5 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 6:60 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. Thirteen cities.

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Whereof eleven are here numbered, and two more added to them, .

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(60) “Gibeon and her pastures” is omitted; probably an oversight, due to the similarity of sound and form between Gibeon and Geba. Alemeth and Almôn are each valid formations, and perhaps represent an older and younger name of the place. Thirteen cities.—The list in its present shape contains eleven. This proves that Juttah and Gibeon should be restored to the text.

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 60. All their cities - were thirteen] But there are only eleven reckoned here, Gibeon and Juttah being omitted, and the names of some of the others changed. None of the versions give the full number of names, although they all give the whole sum thirteen.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

60. of Benjamin, Geba] In Joshua 21:17 Gibeon and her suburbs is inserted before Geba. Cp. the Critical Note at the head of this section. Alemeth] In Joshua 21:18, Almon. thirteen cities] Cp. the Critical Note at the head of this section.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.

NETBNew English Translation2006

Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. Their clans were allotted thirteen cities in all.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

RVARevised Version, American1894

and out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Allemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with its suburbs, and Alemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

And of the tribe of Beniamin, Geba and her suburbes, and Alemeth with her suburbes, and Anathoth with her suburbes: all their cities were thirteene cities by their families.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

and, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs, and Allemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth and its suburbs: all their cities, thirteen cities, according to their families.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

And from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs, and Allemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth and its suburbs. All their cities [are] thirteen cities, for their families.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba and its outskirts, and Allemeth and its outskirts, and Anathoth and its outskirts. All their cities [are] thirteen cities among their families.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

(6:45) And from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba' with its open spaces, and 'Alemeth with its open spaces, and 'Anathoth with its open spaces. And all their cities were thirteen cities after their families.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

and from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities numbered thirteen. These towns were distributed among the clans of the Kohathite, thirteen in all.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gabee and its suburbs, Almath with its suburbs, Anathoth also with its suburbs: all their cities throughout their families were thirteen.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

From the tribe of Benjamin they received Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. They had a total of thirteen towns among their families.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its outskirts, and Alemeth with its outskirts, and Anathoth with its outskirts. All their towns among their families were thirteen towns.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

וּandclauseprepositional phrase · prepositionalמִfromnoun phraseמַּטֵּ֣הthe.tribeבִנְיָמִ֗ןof.Benjaminnoun phrase · objectnoun phrasenoun phraseאֶת(et)גֶּ֤בַעGebaוְandnoun phraseאֶת(et)noun phraseמִגְרָשֶׁ֨יlandsהָ֙its.pastureוְandnoun phrasenoun phraseאֶת(et)עָלֶ֣מֶתAlemethוְandnoun phraseאֶת(et)noun phraseמִגְרָשֶׁ֔יlandsהָits.pastureוְandnoun phrasenoun phraseאֶת(et)עֲנָת֖וֹתAnathothוְandnoun phraseאֶת(et)noun phraseמִגְרָשֶׁ֑יlandsהָits.pastureclausenoun phrase · subjectכָּלallnoun phraseעָרֵיcitiesהֶ֛םtheirnoun phrase · predicatenumeral phraseשְׁלֹשׁ[were].thir-עֶשְׂרֵ֥הteenעִ֖ירciti[es]prepositional phrase · prepositionalבְּinnoun phraseמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיclansהֶֽםtheir

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint show some agreement in the listing of cities, but the Septuagint's word order and specific translations differ from the Hebrew text. The MT provides a clear enumeration of the cities and their pasturelands, while the LXX presents a less detailed account.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה בִנְיָמִ֗ן אֶת־ גִּבְעוֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ אֶת־ גֶּ֤בַע וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֙יהָ֙ וְאֶת־ עָלֶ֣מֶת וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ וְאֶת־ עֲנָת֖וֹת וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ כָּל־ עָרֵיהֶ֛ם שְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה עִ֖יר בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ ס

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וּמִמַּטֵּ֣הκαὶבִנְיָמִ֗ןκαὶגִּבְעוֹןπερισπόριαוְאֶת־καὶאֶת־καὶוְאֶת־τὰ

6 of the 24 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

1 Chronicles 6:60מַטֶּהand from [tand from [the] מַטֶּהבִּנְיָמִיןBenjaminBenjaminבִּנְיָמִיןאֵתthe object the object markאֵתגִּבְעוֹןGibeonGibeonגִּבְעוֹןאֵתand the objand the object אֵתמִגְרָשׁpasture lanpasture lands iמִגְרָשׁאֵתthe object the object markאֵתגֶּ֫בַעGebaGebaגֶּ֫בַעאֵתand the objand the object אֵתמִגְרָשׁpasture lanpasture lands iמִגְרָשׁאֵתand the objand the object אֵתעָלֶ֫מֶתAlemethAlemethעָלֶ֫מֶתאֵתand the objand the object אֵתמִגְרָשׁpasture lanpasture lands iמִגְרָשׁאֵתand the objand the object אֵתעֲנָתוֹתAnathothAnathothעֲנָתוֹתאֵתand the objand the object אֵתמִגְרָשׁpasture lanpasture lands iמִגְרָשׁכֹּלallallכֹּלעִירcities theicities theirעִירשָׁלֹשׁ[were] thir[were] thir-שָׁלֹשׁעָשָׂרteenteenעָשָׂרעִירciti[es]citi[es]עִירמִשְׁפָּחָהin clans thin clans theirמִשְׁפָּחָהאוֹתsign: mirasign: miraculouאוֹתגָּרַשׁto drive oto drive out: dגָּרַשׁעוּרto rouseto rouseעוּרנָטָהto stretchto stretchנָטָהבֵּןson: childson: childבֵּןעָלַםto concealto concealעָלַםכָּלַלto perfectto perfectכָּלַלשָׁפָהbe barebe bareשָׁפָהגֶּ֫בַעGebaGebaגֶּ֫בַעגָּבִיעַcupcupגָּבִיעַעֲנָתAnathAnathעֲנָתשָׁלִthirdthirdשָׁלִעֶשֶׂרtentenעֶשֶׂרמִגְרָשׁpasturepastureמִגְרָשׁגַּת־רִמּוֹןGath-rimmoGath-rimmonגַּת־רִמּוֹןיַ֫הַץJahazJahazיַ֫הַץשְׁמֹנֶהeighteightשְׁמֹנֶהלָכַדto captureto captureלָכַד
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in 1 Chronicles 6:60

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
וּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.Teh and from [the] tribe of H4294 Conjunction · preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
252× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word can mean a tribe, like the 12 tribes of Israel, or a staff, like the one Moses used to lead his people in Exodus 4:2.
Tyndale gloss
tribe
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מַטֶּה (mat-teh) refers to a staff, rod, or branch, and can also denote a tribe. It is derived from a root meaning to extend, and its uses include both literal and figurative meanings, such as a support or a means of correction. The lexicons consistently highlight its association with leadership and community.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מַטֶּה 251 n.m.

staff, rod, shaft

branch

tribe

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4294 מַטֶּה . staff, rod, shaft

. branch

. tribe

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4294 matteh mat-teh'

or (feminine) mattah {mat-taw'}; from 5186; a branch (as

extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for

chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre),

throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a

support of life, e.g. bread):--rod, staff, tribe.

see HEBREW for 05186

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מַטֶּה (mat.teh) — tribe: rod.

: rod/staff

1) staff, branch, tribe

1a) staff, rod, shaft

1b) branch (of vine)

1c) tribe

1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

מַטֶּה (mat.teh) — tribe.

: tribe

1) staff, branch, tribe

1a) staff, rod, shaft

1b) branch (of vine)

1c) tribe

1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

מַטֶּה (mat.teh) — tribe: arrow.

: arrow

1) staff, branch, tribe

1a) staff, rod, shaft

1b) branch (of vine)

1c) tribe

1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

מַטֶּה (mat.teh) — tribe: stick.

: stick

1) staff, branch, tribe

1a) staff, rod, shaft

1b) branch (of vine)

1c) tribe

1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

מַטֶּה (mat.teh) — tribe: supply.

: supply

1) staff, branch, tribe

1a) staff, rod, shaft

1b) branch (of vine)

1c) tribe

1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HC/R/Ncmsc — Conjunction · preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
HC/R/Ncmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
בִנְיָמִ֗ןvin.ya.Min Benjamin H1144 Noun proper masculine
166× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Benjamin means son of the right hand, referring to the youngest son of Jacob and the tribe that descended from him. The term is first used in Genesis 35:18. Benjamin was a brother of Joseph and a half-brother of Reuben and others.
Tyndale gloss
(Gate of) Benjamin
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word בִּנְיָמִין (i.e., *Binyamiyn*) means 'son of the right hand.' It refers primarily to Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, as well as to the tribe descended from him. The entries also mention a son of Bilhan and several individuals from the time of Ezra. Notably, the name is associated with various contexts in the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בִּנְיָמִין n.pr.m. 166 (son of (the) right hand)—

youngest son of Jacob, so called by him, but Rachel, the mother, who died at Benjamin's birth, called בֶּן־אוֹנִ֑י (q.v.)

son of Bilhan and great-grandson of Benjamin

a Jew of Ezra's time

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1144 בִּנְיָמִין . youngest son of Jacob, so called by him, but Rachel, the mother, who died at Benjamin's birth, called בֶּן־אוֹנִ֑י (q.v.)

. son of Bilhan and great-grandson of Benjamin

. a Jew of Ezra's time

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1144 Binyamiyn bin-yaw-mene'

from 1121 and 3225; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin,

youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and

its territory:--Benjamin.

see HEBREW for 01121

see HEBREW for 03225

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בִּנְיָמִין (bin.ya.min) — Benjamin.

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.35.18;

son of: Israel (H3478) and Rachel (H7354);

brother of: Joseph (H3130);

half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783);

father of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Jamin at 1Sa.9.1,4; 22.7; 1x

§ Benjamin = "son of the right hand"

1) Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother

2) son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin

3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNpm — Noun proper masculine
HNpm
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ben'-ja-min (binyamin, or binyamin; Beniaein, Beniamin):

1. The Patriarch:

The youngest of Jacob's sons. His mother Rachel died in giving him birth. As she felt death approaching she called him Benoni, "son of my sorrow." Fearing, probably, that this might bode evil for the child--for names have always preserved a peculiar significance in the East--Jacob called him Benjamin, "son of the fight hand" (Ge 35:17 ff). He alone of Jacob's sons was born in Palestine, between Bethel and Ephrath. Later in the chapter, in the general enumeration of the children born in Paddan-ar am, the writer fails to except Benjamin (Ge 35:24). Joseph was his full brother. In the history where Benjamin appears as an object of solicitude to his father and brothers, we must not forget that he was already a…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Benjamin

Son of my right hand. (1.) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place. His mother died in giving him birth, and with her last breath named him Ben-oni, son of my pain, a name which was changed by his father into Benjamin. His posterity are called Benjamites (Gen. 49:27; Deut. 33:12; Josh. 18:21).

The tribe of Benjamin at the Exodus was the smallest but one (Num. 1:36, 37; Ps. 68:27). During the march its place was along with Manasseh…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(son of the right hand, fortunate). The youngest of the children of Jacob. His birth took place on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, near the latter, B.C. 1729. His mother, Rachel, died in the act of giving him birth, naming him with her last breath Ben-oni (son of my sorrow). This was by Jacob changed into Benjamin. (Genesis 35:16,18) Until the journeys of Jacob’s sons and Jacob himself into Egypt we hear nothing of Benjamin. Nothing personal is known of him. Henceforward the history of Benjamin is the history of the tribe. A man of the tribe of Benjamin, son of bilhan, and the head of a family of warriors. (1 Chronicles 7:10) One of the "sons of Harim," an Israelite in the time of Ezra who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra…

The youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, Ge 35:16-18. Rachel died immediately after he was born, and with her last breath named him Ben-oni, the son of my sorrow; but Jacob called him Benjamin, son of my right hand. He was a great comfort to his father, who saw in him the beloved wife he had buried, and Joseph whose loss he mourned. He could hardly be persuaded to let him go with his brethren to Egypt, Ge 42:38. The tribe of Benjamin was small at first and was almost exterminated in the days of the Judges, Jud 20:1-48, but afterwards greatly increased, 2Ch 14:8 17:17. It was valiant, Ge 49:27, and "beloved of the Lord,"…

and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
אֶת־'et- the object marker H853 Particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Amplified meaning
a city
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | DirObjM — Particle
HTo
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
גִּבְעוֹןgiv.'on Gibeon H1391 Noun proper
38× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Gibeon was a Levitical city in the region of Benjamin, located about 5 miles from Jerusalem, and is now known as el-Jib. The name means hill city, and it is mentioned in various KJV translations as Gibeon.
Tyndale gloss
Gibeon
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

גִּבְעוֹן (Gib`own) refers to Gibeon, a Levitical city in the tribe of Benjamin, described as a 'hill city.' It is located near modern 'el-Jib,' about 5 miles from Jerusalem. The word is derived from a root meaning 'hilly,' linking it to its geographical features.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

גִּבְעוֹן n.pr.loc. Levitical city in tribe of Benjamin; cf. also as n.pr.m.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1391 גִּבְעוֹן Levitical city in tribe of Benjamin

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1391 Gib`own ghib-ohn'

from the same as 1387; hilly; Gibon, a place in

Palestine:--Gibeon.

see HEBREW for 01387

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

גִּבְעוֹן (giv.on) — Gibeon.

§ Gibeon = "hill city"

a Levitical city of Benjamin, modern 'el-Jib', which lies 5 miles or 8 km from Jerusalem

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNpl — Noun proper
HNpl
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

gib'-e-un (gibh`on): One of the royal cities of the Hivites (Jos 9:7). It was a greater city than Ai; and its inhabitants were reputed mighty men (Jos 10:2). It fell within the territory allotted to Benjamin (Jos 18:25), and was one of the cities given to the Levites (Jos 21:17).

1. The Gibeonites:

By a stratagem the Gibeonites secured for themselves and their allies in Chephirah, Beeroth and Kirjath-jearim immunity from attack by the Israelites. Terrified by the fate of Jericho and Ai, a company disguised as ambassadors from a far country, their garments and shoes worn, and their provisions moldy as from the length of their journey, went to Joshua at Gilgal, and persuaded…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Gibeon

Hill-city, “one of the royal cities, greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty” (Josh. 10:2). Its inhabitants were Hivites (11:19). It lay within the territory of Benjamin, and became a priest-city (18:25; 21:17). Here the tabernacle was set up after the destruction of Nob, and here it remained many years till the temple was built by Solomon. It is represented by the modern el-Jib, to the south-west of Ai, and about 5 1/2 miles north-north-west of Jerusalem.

A deputation of the Gibeonites, with their allies from three other cities (Josh. 9;17), visited the camp at Gilgal, and by false representations induced Joshua to enter into a league with them, although the Israelites had been specially warned against any league with the inhabitants of Canaan (Ex. 23:32

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(hill city), one of the four , cities of the Hivites, the inhabitants of which made a league with Joshua, (Joshua 9:3-15) and thus escaped the fate of Jericho and Ai. Comp. ch. (Joshua 11:19) Gibeon lay within the territory of Benjamin, ch. (Joshua 18:25) and with its "suburbs" was allotted to the priests, ch. (Joshua 21:17) of whom it became afterwards a principal station. It retains its ancient name almost intact, el-Jib . Its distance from Jerusalem by the main road is about 6 1/2 miles; but there is a more direct road reducing it to five miles.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A considerable city of the Hivites, afterwards a Levitical city in the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 18:25 21:17. It lay near Geba and Gibeah, and is sometimes wrongly taken for Geba. Its Canaanite inhabitants secured a treaty with Joshua and the elders of Israel by strategem, and were made hewers of wood for the sanctuary. Five neighboring kings unitedly fell upon them; but were defeated by the Jews in a great battle, during which "the sun stood still upon Gibeon," Jos 9:10. Here the tabernacle was set up for many years, 1Ch 16:39 21:29 2Ch 1:3,4; and here god communed by night with young king Solomon, 1Ki 3:4-15. It is also…

and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
וְאֶת־ve.'Et and the object marker H853 Conjunction · particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HC/To — Conjunction · particle
HC/To
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
מִגְרָשֶׁיהָmig.ra.Shei.ha pasture lands its H4054 Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
119× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A pasture or open land, often the area around a building or the margin of the sea. This term describes a common or shared space in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
pasture
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מִגְרָשׁ (migrash) refers to common or open land, often associated with areas where flocks are driven for pasture. It can denote a suburb or the space around a building, and is noted in Ezekiel 27:28. The term is derived from a root meaning to drive out.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִגְרָשׁ n.m. common, common-land, open land

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4054 מִגְרָשׁ

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4054 migrash mig-rawsh'

also (in plural) feminine (Ezek. 27:28) migrashah

{mig-raw-shaw'}; from 1644; a suburb (i.e. open country

whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area

around a building, or the margin of the sea:--cast out,

suburb.

see HEBREW for 01644

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִגְרָשׁ (mig.rash) — pasture.

common, common land, open land, suburb

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcmpc/Sp3fs — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
HNcmpc/Sp3fs
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
אֶת־'et- the object marker H853 Particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HTo — Particle
HTo
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
גֶּ֤בַעGe.va' Geba H1387 Noun proper
19× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Geba is a place in Palestine, a city in the tribe of Benjamin, near Jerusalem. It is mentioned in the Bible as a significant location.
Tyndale gloss
Geba
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

גֶּ֫בַע (Geba) refers to a Levitical city located in the territory of Benjamin, identified with the modern site 'Jeba'. The name means 'hill', reflecting its elevated position northeast of Jerusalem. The entries also note that it is associated with other locations like Gibeah and Gibeon. There is some overlap in naming, as it is sometimes referred to as Gibeah.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

גֶּ֫בַע n.pr.loc. Levitical city, in Benjamin

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1387 גֶּ֫בַע Levitical city in Benjamin

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1387 Geba` gheh'-bah

from the same as 1375, a hillock; Geba, a place in

Palestine:--Gaba, Geba, Gibeah.

see HEBREW for 01375

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

גֶּ֫בַע (ge.va) — Geba.

§ Gaba or Geba or Gibeah = "hill"

a city in Benjamin, modern 'Jeba', which stands on the top of a steep terraced hill, six miles or ten kilometres north east of Jerusalem and three miles or five kilometres from Gibeah, on the edge of the Wadi Suweinit looking northward to the opposite village of ancient Michmash, modern 'Mukhmas'

גֶּ֫בַע (ge.va) — Gibeah.

Gaba or Geba or Gibeah = "hill"

a city in Benjamin, modern 'Jeba', which stands on the top of a steep terraced hill, six miles or ten kilometres north east of Jerusalem and three miles or five kilometres from Gibeah, on the edge of the Wadi Suweinit looking northward to the opposite village of ancient Michmash, modern 'Mukhmas'

Another spelling of giv.ah (גִּבְעָה "Gibeah" H1390H)

גֶּ֫בַע (ge.va) — Geba.

Gaba or Geba or Gibeah = "hill"

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNpl — Noun proper
HNpl
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ge'-ba (gebha`, "hill"):

(1) A town on the Northeast boundary of the territory of Benjamin (Jos 18:24), given to the Levites (Jos 21:17; 1Ch 6:60). It stood on the northern frontier of the kingdom of Judah, Geba and Beersheba marking respectively the northern and southern limits (2Ki 23:8). In 2Sa 5:25 "Geba" should be altered to "Gibeon," which stands in the corresponding passage, 1Ch 14:16. In Jud 20:10,33; 1Sa 13:3,16, the Hebrew reads "Geba," the…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Geba

The hill, (2 Sam. 5:25 [1 Chr. 14:16, “Gibeon”]; 2 Kings 23:8; Neh. 11:31), a Levitical city of Benjamin (1 Kings 15:22; 1 Sam. 13:16; 14:5, wrongly “Gibeah” in the A.V.), on the north border of Judah near Gibeah (Isa. 10:29; Josh. 18:24, 28). “From Geba to Beersheba” expressed the whole extent of the kingdom of Judah, just as “from Dan to Beersheba” described the whole length of Palestine (2 Kings…

(a hill), a city of Benjamin, with "suburbs," allotted to the priests. (Joshua 21:17; 1 Chronicles 6:60) It is named amongst the first group of the Benjamite towns --apparently those lying near to and along the north boundary. (Joshua 18:24) Here the name is given as GABA. During the wars of the earlier part of the reign of Saul, Geba was held as a garrison by the Philistines, (1 Samuel 13:3) but they were ejected by Jonathan. It is now the modern village of Jeba , which stands picturesquely on the top of its steep terraced hill, six miles north of Jerusalem, on the very edge of the great Wady Suweinit , looking northward to the opposite village of ancient Michmash, which…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A Levitical town of Benjamin, Jos 18:24 21:17 1Ch 8:6, near Ramah, Ne 7:30 Isa 10:29, and not far from the northern border of the kingdom of Judah, 2Ki 23:8 Zec 14:10. Near Geba David defeated the Philistines, 2Sa 5:25. Asa renewed it from the ruins of Ramah, 1Ki 15:22. It was six or seven miles from Jerusalem, and was separated from Michmash on the north by a deep valley. See GIBEAH.

and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
וְאֶת־ve.'Et and the object marker H853 Conjunction · particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HC/To — Conjunction · particle
HC/To
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
מִגְרָשֶׁ֙יהָ֙mig.ra.Shei.ha pasture lands its H4054 Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
119× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A pasture or open land, often the area around a building or the margin of the sea. This term describes a common or shared space in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
pasture
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מִגְרָשׁ (migrash) refers to common or open land, often associated with areas where flocks are driven for pasture. It can denote a suburb or the space around a building, and is noted in Ezekiel 27:28. The term is derived from a root meaning to drive out.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִגְרָשׁ n.m. common, common-land, open land

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4054 מִגְרָשׁ

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4054 migrash mig-rawsh'

also (in plural) feminine (Ezek. 27:28) migrashah

{mig-raw-shaw'}; from 1644; a suburb (i.e. open country

whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area

around a building, or the margin of the sea:--cast out,

suburb.

see HEBREW for 01644

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִגְרָשׁ (mig.rash) — pasture.

common, common land, open land, suburb

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcmpc/Sp3fs — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
HNcmpc/Sp3fs
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
וְאֶת־ve.'Et and the object marker H853 Conjunction · particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HC/To — Conjunction · particle
HC/To
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
עָלֶ֣מֶת'a.Le.met Alemeth H5964 Noun proper
4× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Alemeth is a name used for a place in Palestine and for two Israelites in the Bible. It means covering and is associated with the tribe of Benjamin. One person named Alemeth was a descendant of Saul and the son of Jehoadah.
Tyndale gloss
Alemeth
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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עָלֶ֫מֶת (Alemeth) refers to a name meaning 'covering.' It denotes a town in Benjamin and is associated with two individuals from the tribe of Benjamin, one mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:8 and the other in 1 Chronicles 8:36. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to cover' and is linked to the Hebrew word for covering, עָלָם.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עָלֶ֫מֶת

m.pr.m. a Benjamite

n.pr.loc. 1 Ch 6:45

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5964 עָלֶ֫מֶת

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5964 `Alemeth aw-leh'-meth

from 5956; a covering; Alemeth, the name of a place in

Palestine and of two Israelites:--Alameth, Alemeth.

see HEBREW for 05956

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עָלֶ֫מֶת (a.le.met) — Alemeth.

Alameth or Alemeth = "covering"

a town in Benjamin

Also named: al.mon (עַלְמוֹן "Almon" H5960)

עָלֶ֫מֶת (a.le.met) — Alemeth.

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.8;

son of: Becher (H1071);

brother of: Zemirah (H2160), Joash (H3135), Eliezer (H0461I), Elioenai (H0454I), Omri (H6018H), Jeremoth (H3406H), Abijah (H0029K) and Anathoth (H6068H)

§ Alameth or Alemeth = "covering"

1) a Benjamite, son of Jehoadah or Jerah and descended from Saul through Jonathan

2) a town in Benjamin

עָלֶ֫מֶת (a.le.met) — Alemeth.

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.36;

son of: Jehoaddah (H3085);

brother of: Azmaveth (H5820H) and Zimri (H2174H)

§ Alameth or Alemeth = "covering"

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

al'-e-meth (`alemeth, "concealment"):

(1) the Revised Version (British and American) for Alameth of the King James Version in 1Ch 7:8.

(2) Descendant of Saul and Jonathan, and son of Jehoaddah, 1Ch 8:36, or of Jarah, 1Ch 9:42. The genealogies in the two chapters are identical, and he is the fifth generation after Jonathan.

(3) In some Hebrew texts, Ginsburg and Baer, for ALLEMETH (which see); so in the King James Version.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Alemeth

Covering. (1.) One of the nine sons of Becher, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:8).

(2.) One of the sons of Jehoadah, or Jarah, son of Ahaz (1 Chr. 8:36).

(3.) A sacerdotal city of Benjamin (1 Chr. 6:60), called also Almon (Josh. 21:18), now Almit, a mile north-east of the ancient Anathoth.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(covering), a Benjamite, son of Jehoadah or Jarah, (1 Chronicles 8:36; 9:42) and descended from Jonathan the son of Saul. (B.C after 1077.)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

hiding; youth; worlds; upon the dead

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
וְאֶת־ve.'Et and the object marker H853 Conjunction · particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
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אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HC/To — Conjunction · particle
HC/To
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָmig.ra.Shei.ha pasture lands its H4054 Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
119× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A pasture or open land, often the area around a building or the margin of the sea. This term describes a common or shared space in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
pasture
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מִגְרָשׁ (migrash) refers to common or open land, often associated with areas where flocks are driven for pasture. It can denote a suburb or the space around a building, and is noted in Ezekiel 27:28. The term is derived from a root meaning to drive out.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִגְרָשׁ n.m. common, common-land, open land

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4054 מִגְרָשׁ

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4054 migrash mig-rawsh'

also (in plural) feminine (Ezek. 27:28) migrashah

{mig-raw-shaw'}; from 1644; a suburb (i.e. open country

whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area

around a building, or the margin of the sea:--cast out,

suburb.

see HEBREW for 01644

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִגְרָשׁ (mig.rash) — pasture.

common, common land, open land, suburb

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcmpc/Sp3fs — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
HNcmpc/Sp3fs
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
וְאֶת־ve.'Et and the object marker H853 Conjunction · particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HC/To — Conjunction · particle
HC/To
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
עֲנָת֖וֹתa.na.Tot Anathoth H6068 Noun proper
15× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Anathoth means answers to prayer, a city near Jerusalem where Jeremiah was born. It was also the name of two Israelites, one a signatory to a covenant with Nehemiah. The city was allotted to priests.
Tyndale gloss
Anathoth
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עֲנָתוֹת (Anathoth) refers to a city in Benjamin, located about 3 miles northeast of Jerusalem, known as the birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah. It also denotes two individuals from the tribe of Benjamin. The name is interpreted as "answers to prayer." The entries consistently identify its geographical and personal significance.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֲנָתוֹת and עֲנָתֹת n.pr.

loc. c. 3 miles NNE. from Jerusalem

m.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6068 עֲנָתוֹת and עֲנָתֹת c. 3 miles NNE. from Jerusalem

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6068 `Anathowth an-aw-thoth'

plural of 6067; Anathoth, the name of two Israelites, also of

a place in Pal:--Anathoth.

see HEBREW for 06067

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֲנָתוֹת (a.na.tot) — Anathoth.

Anathoth = "answers to prayer"

a city of Benjamin allotted to the priest; located approximately 3 miles (5 km) from Jerusalem; birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah

Also named: an.to.ti (עַנְּתֹתִי "Anathoth" H6069)

עֲנָתוֹת (a.na.tot) — Anathoth.

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.8;

son of: Becher (H1071);

brother of: Zemirah (H2160), Joash (H3135), Eliezer (H0461I), Elioenai (H0454I), Omri (H6018H), Jeremoth (H3406H), Abijah (H0029K) and Alemeth (H5964H)

§ Anathoth = "answers to prayer"

1) son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin

2) one of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah

3) a city of Benjamin allotted to the priest; located approximately 3 miles (5 km) from Jerusalem; birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah

עֲנָתוֹת (a.na.tot) — Anathoth.

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HNpl
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

an'-a-thoth (`anathoth; Anathoth): A town which lay between Michmash and Jerusalem (Isa 10:30), in the territory of Benjamin, assigned to the Levites (Jos 21:18). It was the native place of Abiathar (1Ki 2:26), and of the prophet Jer (Jer 1:1; 11:21 ff, etc.). Here lay the field which, under remarkable circumstances, the prophet purchased (Jer 32:7 ff). Two of David's distinguished soldiers, Abiezer (2Sa 23:27) and Jehu (1Ch 12:3), also hailed from Anathoth. It was again occupied by the Benjamites after the return…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Anathoth

The name of one of the cities of refuge, in the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 21:18). The Jews, as a rule, did not change the names of the towns they found in Palestine; hence this town may be regarded as deriving its name from the goddess Anat. It was the native place of Abiezer, one of David’s “thirty” (2 Sam. 23:27), and of Jehu, another of his mighty men (1 Chr. 12:3). It is chiefly notable, however, as the birth-place and usual residence of Jeremiah (Jer. 1:1; 11:21-23; 29:27; 32:7-9). It suffered greatly from the army of Sennacherib, and only 128 men returned to it from the Exile (Neh. 7:27;

a priests’ city belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, with "suburbs." (Joshua 21:18; 1 Chronicles 6:60) Anathoth lay about three miles from Jerusalem. (Isaiah 10:30) The cultivation of the priests survives in tilled fields of grain, with figs and olives. There are the remains of walls and strong foundations, and the quarries still supply Jerusalem with building stones.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

One of the cities given to the priests, in Benjamin; identified by Robinson in Anata, some four miles north by east of Jerusalem, Jos 21:18; 1Ch 6:60. It was the birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah, Jer 1:1; 32:7. It’s people, however, rejected his words, and sought his life, Jer 11:21.

and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
וְאֶת־ve.'Et and the object marker H853 Conjunction · particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HC/To — Conjunction · particle
HC/To
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָmig.ra.Shei.ha pasture lands its H4054 Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
119× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A pasture or open land, often the area around a building or the margin of the sea. This term describes a common or shared space in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
pasture
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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מִגְרָשׁ (migrash) refers to common or open land, often associated with areas where flocks are driven for pasture. It can denote a suburb or the space around a building, and is noted in Ezekiel 27:28. The term is derived from a root meaning to drive out.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִגְרָשׁ n.m. common, common-land, open land

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4054 מִגְרָשׁ

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4054 migrash mig-rawsh'

also (in plural) feminine (Ezek. 27:28) migrashah

{mig-raw-shaw'}; from 1644; a suburb (i.e. open country

whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area

around a building, or the margin of the sea:--cast out,

suburb.

see HEBREW for 01644

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִגְרָשׁ (mig.rash) — pasture.

common, common land, open land, suburb

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcmpc/Sp3fs — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
HNcmpc/Sp3fs
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
כָּל־kol- all H3605 Noun common · masculine singular construct
5,415× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Tyndale gloss
all
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כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It can refer to totality, including every person or thing, and is often used with a following genitive to specify what is included. The term can also denote a broader sense of everything in existence or all circumstances of life. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all

with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every

Absolutely:

without the art., all things, all

with the art. הַכֹּל

where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned

in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3605 כֹּל once כּוֹל the whole, all . with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every

. Absolutely: . without the art., all things, all

. with the art. הַכֹּל . where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned

. in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3605 kol kole

or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole;

hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a

plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any

(manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as

many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole,

whoso(-ever).

see HEBREW for 03634

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֹּל (kol) — all.

1) all, the whole

1a) all, the whole of

1b) any, each, every, anything

1c) totality, everything

Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcmsc — Noun common · masculine singular construct
HNcmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ol: Used in various combinations, and with different meanings.

(1) All along, "Weeping all along as he went" (Jer 41:6), i.e. throughout the whole way he went, feigning equal concern with the men from Shiloh, etc., for the destruction of the Temple, so as to put them off their guard.

(2) All in all, "That God may be all in all" (1Co 15:28, Greek: panta en pasin, "all things in all (persons and) things"). "The universe, with all it comprises, will wholly answer to God's will and reflect His mind" (Dummelow).

(3) All one, "It is all one" (Job 9:22), "it makes no difference whether I live or die."

(4) At all, "If thy father miss me at all" (1Sa 20:6), "in any way," "in the least."

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
עָרֵיהֶ֛ם'a.rei.Hem cities their H5892 Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
1,090× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word refers to a city or town, often a place with a wall or a watchman. It is used to describe a settlement or encampment, like the city of Ai, which is mentioned in the book of Joshua. The word is used to identify specific locations in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
excitement
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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The Hebrew word עִיר (*'iyr*) has meanings related to both excitement and city. It can denote excitement, particularly of terror or rage, as well as refer to a city or town, indicating a place that is guarded or inhabited. The entries suggest a broad application, from fortified cities to simple encampments. There is a specific mention of a man named Ir in 1 Chronicles 4:12.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עִיר n.[m.] excitement;—of terror; of rage

base

עִיר 1092 n.f. city, town

city, town, abode of men

of fortress in a city

appar. fortified place, of any size

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5892a עִיר excitement;—of terror; of rage H5892b עִיר city, town . city, town, abode of men

. of fortress in a city

. appar. fortified place, of any size

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5892 `iyr eer

or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4)

{aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a

watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or

post):--Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

see HEBREW for 05782

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עִיר (ir) — excitement.

1) excitement, anguish

1a) of terror

עִיר (ir) — city.

1) city, town (a place of waking, guarded)

1a) city, town (a place of waking, guarded)

1a) city, town

עִיר (ir) — City (of On).

Combined with on (אֹן "On" H0204)

This name means city, town

Another name of on (אֹן "On" H0204)

עִיר (ir) — Ir-.

#A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.12;

son of: Tehinnah (H8468)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcmpc/Sp3mp — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
HNcmpc/Sp3mp
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
שְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh- [were] thir- H7969 Noun common · both singular construct
432× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means three or thrice, and is used to describe quantities or repetitions in the Bible. It appears in various forms, including three, third, and thirteen.
Tyndale gloss
three
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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The Hebrew word שָׁלֹשׁ (*shalosh*) means 'three' or 'triad.' It can also refer to the ordinal 'third' and is used in various contexts, including multiplication as 'thrice.' The entries consistently define it as a primitive number without significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁלֹשׁ, שָׁלוֹשׁ, שְׁלֹשָׁה 430 n.m. et f. a three, triad

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7969 שָׁלֹשׁ, שָׁלוֹשׁ, שְׁלֹשָׁה a three, triad

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7969 shalowsh shaw-loshe'

or shalosh {shaw-loshe'}; masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'};

or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three;

occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice:--+ fork,

+ often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice.

Compare 7991.

see HEBREW for 07991

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) — three.

1) three, triad

1a) 3, 300, third

Aramaic equivalent: te.lat (תְּלָת "three" H8532)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcbsc — Noun common · both singular construct
HNcbsc
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.Reh teen H6240 Noun common · both singular construct
339× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In Hebrew, this word means ten, and is used to form numbers like eleven or thirteen, as seen in Genesis 31:41. It is always used in combination with other numbers.
Tyndale gloss
ten
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

עָשָׂר (asar) means 'ten' and is used exclusively in combination with other numbers to form the teen numbers (11-19), both as cardinal and ordinal forms. The entries indicate that it is derived from another Hebrew root, but do not elaborate on its etymology.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עָשָׂר, עֶשְׂרֵה ten, only after units to make num. 11-19, both cardinal and ordinal

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6240 עָשָׂר, עֶשְׂרֵה ten, only after units to make num. 11-19, both cardinal and ordinal

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6240 `asar aw-sawr'

for 6235; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also

(ordinal) -teenth:--(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-,

six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, +

twelve(-th).

see HEBREW for 06235

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עָשָׂר (a.sar) — ten.

1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)

1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcbsc — Noun common · both singular construct
HNcbsc
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
עִ֖יר'ir citi[es] H5892 Noun common · feminine singular absolute
1,090× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word refers to a city or town, often a place with a wall or a watchman. It is used to describe a settlement or encampment, like the city of Ai, which is mentioned in the book of Joshua. The word is used to identify specific locations in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
excitement
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word עִיר (*'iyr*) has meanings related to both excitement and city. It can denote excitement, particularly of terror or rage, as well as refer to a city or town, indicating a place that is guarded or inhabited. The entries suggest a broad application, from fortified cities to simple encampments. There is a specific mention of a man named Ir in 1 Chronicles 4:12.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עִיר n.[m.] excitement;—of terror; of rage

base

עִיר 1092 n.f. city, town

city, town, abode of men

of fortress in a city

appar. fortified place, of any size

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5892a עִיר excitement;—of terror; of rage H5892b עִיר city, town . city, town, abode of men

. of fortress in a city

. appar. fortified place, of any size

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5892 `iyr eer

or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4)

{aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a

watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or

post):--Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

see HEBREW for 05782

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עִיר (ir) — excitement.

1) excitement, anguish

1a) of terror

עִיר (ir) — city.

1) city, town (a place of waking, guarded)

1a) city, town (a place of waking, guarded)

1a) city, town

עִיר (ir) — City (of On).

Combined with on (אֹן "On" H0204)

This name means city, town

Another name of on (אֹן "On" H0204)

עִיר (ir) — Ir-.

#A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.12;

son of: Tehinnah (H8468)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HNcfsa — Noun common · feminine singular absolute
HNcfsa
and from [the] tribe of Benjamin the object marker Gibeon and the object marker pasture lands its the object marker Geba and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Alemeth and the object marker pasture lands its and the object marker Anathoth and the object marker pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir- teen citi[es] in clans their
בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ סbe.mish.pe.cho.tei.Hem in clans their H4940 Preposition · noun common feminine plural construct · suffix
303× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to a family or clan, and can also mean a tribe or nation, such as the people of Israel, emphasizing the importance of family ties.
Tyndale gloss
family
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpachah) refers to a clan or family, encompassing a circle of relatives and extending to tribes or peoples. It can also denote a class of persons, species of animals, or kinds of things. The entries highlight its various uses, including guilds and aristocrats, but do not present any significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִשְׁפָּחָה 303 n.f. clan

clan

= guild

= species, kind

pl. = aristocrats

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4940 מִשְׁפָּחָה clan . clan

. = guild

. = species, kind

. pl. = aristocrats

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4940 mishpachah mish-paw-khaw'

from 8192 (compare 8198); a family, i.e. circle of relatives;

figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or

sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people:--family,

kind(-red).

see HEBREW for 08192

see HEBREW for 08198

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) — family.

1) clan, family

1a) clan

1a1) family

1a2) tribe

1a3) people, nation

1b) guild

1c) species, kind

1d) aristocrats

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp — Preposition · noun common feminine plural construct · suffix
HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
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