1 Chronicles 4:30

וּבִבְתוּאֵ֥ל וּבְחָרְמָ֖ה וּבְצִֽיקְלָֽג

And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

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וּ בִ בְתוּאֵ֥ל

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

בִ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

בְתוּאֵ֥ל

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And at bethuel")

Dictionary form: בְּתוּאֵל · beh-too-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and at bethuel

of bethuel ×5 and bethuel ×2 and at bethuel ×1 bethuel ×1 to bethuel ×1

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Bethuel — Standard modern spelling; use in most narrative contexts.

Betu'el — Transliteration-based; suits academic or critical editions.

Bethuel's — Possessive form; use when indicating belonging or origin.

BDB1381 H1328

I. בְּתוּאֵל proper name, masculine (? = מְתוּאֵל man of God) Gen 22:22; Gen 22:23; Gen 24:15; Gen 24:24; Gen 24:47; Gen 24:50 (J) son of Nahor, nephew of Abraham, living in Aram-Naharaim, in city of Nahor; Gen 25:20; Gen 28:2; Gen 28:5 (P) Aramaean of Paddan-Aramaic

BDB1382 H1328 H1329

II. בְּתוּאֵל proper name, of a location in Simeon 1Chr 4:30 = בְּתוּל Josh 19:4 כְּסִיל Josh 15:30 בֵּיתְאֵל 1Sam 30:27 (see above); yet compare Lag^{BN 64}; site unknown.

בְּתוּל see II. בְּתוּאֵל. above

בִּתְיָה see בַּת below בן, p. 124.

בָּֽתִּים see בית.

bethuel

bĕtûʾēl

God destroys, man of God, dweller in God

Bethuel, the name of a nephew of Abraham

(n pr m) nephew of Abraham, son of Nahor by Milcah, father of Rebekah

וּ בְ חָרְמָ֖ה

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

בְ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

חָרְמָ֖ה

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And at hormah")

Dictionary form: חׇרְמָה · hore-MAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and at hormah

hormah ×4 and hormah ×2 and at hormah ×1 of hormah ×1 were in hormah ×1

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Hormah — Standard proper-noun form; use in most narrative contexts.

Destruction-Town — Translates the name's meaning; good for etymological wordplay passages.

the place of destruction — Explanatory rendering; clarifies meaning for unfamiliar readers.

the devoted place — Reflects ḥērem (sacred ban) root; suitable in cultic or legal contexts.

BDB3131 H2767

חָרְמָה proper name, of a location (asylum, compare Arabic id., Wetzst^ZKW see 1884, 115) — a royal city of Canaanites, in the South, in tribe of Simeon Num 14:45 (J E; article only here see Di), Num 21:3 (J) where name explanation from Israel's devoting Canaanites of Arad to destruction; Josh 15:30; Josh 19:4 (P), Deut 1:44; Josh 12:14 (D), 1Sam 30:30; 1Chr 4:30 originally called צְפַת Judg 1:17, where name is said to have been changed to Hormah because Judah and Simeon (after death of Joshua) devoted its inhabitants to destruction, see Di Num 21:3. — On site see צְפַת.

hormah

ḥormâ

devotion

Chormah, a place in Palestine

a town of the Canaanites, conquered by Joshua, allotted to Judah, and located in the south of Judah

וּ בְ צִֽיקְלָֽג

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

בְ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

צִֽיקְלָֽג

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And at ziklag")

Dictionary form: צִקְלַג · tsik-LAHɡ

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and at ziklag

ziklag ×6 and ziklag ×3 and at ziklag ×2 to ziklag ×2 him in ziklag ×1 in ziklag ×1

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Ziklag — Standard modern spelling; use in all contexts.

Tsiklag — Closer transliteration; for academic or critical editions.

Ziqlag — Alternate scholarly transliteration reflecting the qof.

BDB7224 H6860

ִצקְלַג and (1Chr 12:1; 1Chr 12:21 ׳צִיק) proper name, of a location (צִ֒קלָ֑ג 1Sam 27:6 a +, ִצקְלָג֖ 2Sam 2:1 צִיקְלָ֔ג 1Chr 12:1); — assigned to Judah Josh 15:31, to Simeon Josh 19:5 Philistine city given to David 1Sam 27:6 (twice in verse); 1Sam 30:1 (3 t. in verse); 1Sam 30:14; 1Sam 30:26; 2Sam 1:1; 2Sam 4:10; 1Chr 4:30; 1Chr 12:1; 1Chr 12:21 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:20); Σεκελακ, Σικελαγ, etc.; usually identified with Zuheilikah, 19 miles southwest from Bêt Jibrin, 11 miles east-southeast from Gaza (compare Buhl^{Geogr. 185}).

ziklag

ṣiqlag

winding

Tsiklag or Tsikelag, a place in Palestine

a town in the south of Judah, later allotted to Simeon; noted for its having been the city of David given to him by king Achish of Gath and his residence when he was joined by many of his mighty warriors and when he received word of the death of Saul

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

וּבִבְתוּאֵ֥ל וּבְחָרְמָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break וּבְצִֽיקְלָֽג Silluq — end of the verse

וּבִבְתוּאֵל וּבְחָרְמָה וּבְצִֽיקְלָֽג׃

And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

Cross References

Joshua 19:4

וְאֶלְתּוֹלַד וּבְתוּל וְחָרְמָֽה׃

And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,

1 Samuel 30:1

וַיְהִי בְּבֹא דָוִד וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו צִֽקְלַג בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַעֲמָֽלֵקִי פָֽשְׁטוּ אֶל-נֶגֶב וְאֶל-צִקְלַג וַיַּכּוּ אֶת-צִקְלַג וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ אֹתָהּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃

And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

Joshua 15:31

וְצִֽקְלַג וּמַדְמַנָּה וְסַנְסַנָּֽה׃

And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

1 Chronicles 12:1

וְאֵלֶּה הַבָּאִים אֶל-דָּוִיד לְצִיקְלַג עוֹד עָצוּר מִפְּנֵי שָׁאוּל בֶּן-קִישׁ וְהֵמָּה בַּגִּבּוֹרִים עֹֽזְרֵי הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

Nehemiah 11:28

וּבְצִֽקְלַג וּבִמְכֹנָה וּבִבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃