Isaiah 21:13

מַשָּׂ֖א בַּעְרָ֑ב בַּיַּ֤עַר בַּעְרַב֙ תָּלִ֔ינוּ אֹֽרְח֖וֹת דְּדָנִֽים
The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

מַשָּׂ֖א
מַשָּׂ֖א
Root word burden, burdens, song, prophecy, set, …
Dictionary form: מַשָּׂא · mahs-SAW

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: the burden
the burden ×22 burden ×10 a burden ×5 his burden ×4 and the burden ×2 of their burden ×2 their burdens ×2 about the song ×1
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oracle — Best for prophetic/divine pronouncement contexts; widely preferred today.
burden — Retain when literal weight or oppressive load is meant.
pronouncement — Formal prophetic declaration; good alternative to 'oracle'.
load — Physical carrying sense; plainer and more concrete than 'burden'.
tribute — Use when the burden is a tax or enforced payment.
proclamation — Suits public, herald-style prophetic speech contexts.

BDB5390 H4853 H4854

BDB5389 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5391

II. מַשָּׂא noun masculinePs 38:5 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute; — ׳מ absolute Neh 13:19 +; construct 2Kgs 5:17 +; suffix מַשָּׂאוֺ Exod 23:5 + 2 t.; מַשַּׂאֲכֶם Deut 1:12 מַשָּׂאָם Num 4:27 + 2 t.; —

1. load, burden of ass Exod 23:5 (E), mules 2Kgs 5:17, camels 2Kgs 8:9, compare Isa 46:1; Isa 46:2 hanging on a peg Isa 22:25 (figurative); forbidden on Sabbath Jer 17:21; Jer 17:22; Jer 17:24; Jer 17:27; Neh 13:15; Neh 13:19 figurative of people as burden Num 11:11; Num 11:17 (JE), Deut 1:12, compare עַלֿ ׳הָיָה לְמ 2Sam 15:33; 2Sam 19:36 (אֶלֿ), also וָאֶהְיֶה עָלַי לְמַשָּׂא Job 7:20 of iniquities Ps 38:5. — Hos 8:10 read מְשֹׁחַ, so ᵐ5 We Now GASm.
2. verbal noun, lifting, uplifting, only נַפְשָׁם ׳מ Ezek 24:25 the uplifting of their soul, i.e. that to which they lift up their soul, their heart's desire.
3. verbal noun, bearing, carrying, Num 4:24 (+ לַעֲבֹד), 2Chr 20:25; 2Chr 35:3 (בַּכָּתֵף), so probably 1Chr 15:22 (twice in verse); 1Chr 15:27 (compare Be Kau; > singing, uplifting of voice, e.g. Öttli); especially of responsibility and duty of bearing sacred vessels (often || עֲבֹדָה, פְּקֻדָּה) Num 4:15; Num 4:19; Num 4:27 (twice in verse); Num 4:49, ׳עֲבֹדַת מ vNum 4:47, ׳מִשְׁמֶרֶת מ vNum 4:31 vNum 4:32.
4. perhaps what is carried, brought, i.e. tribute ׳כֶּסֶף מ 2Chr 17:11 silver as tribute (+ מִנְחָה; compare נשׂא Qal; others, silver by the load i.e. in great quantity). — I. מַשָּׂא see above.

BDB5391 H4853

BDB5390 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5392

III. מַשָּׂא noun masculineIsa 14:28 utterance, oracle (compare נשׂא 1 b (6); GfJer 23:33); — ׳מ absolute Isa 14:28 +; usually construct Isa 13:1 +; — of prophetic utterance: 2Kgs 9:25; Isa 14:28; Ezek 12:10; 2Chr 24:27 (with עַל); בָבֶל ׳מ Isa 13:1, מוֺאָב ׳מ Isa 15:1, compare Isa 17:1; Isa 19:1; Isa 21:1; Isa 21:11; Isa 22:1; Isa 23:1; Isa 30:6; Nah 1:1 בערב ׳מ Isa 21:13 is later insert (Di); ׳מ = revelation, אֲשֶׁר חָזָה חֲבַקּוּק הַנָּבִיא ׳הַמּ Hab 1:1 ׳י ׳מ utterance of ׳י Jer 23:33; Jer 23:34; Jer 23:36; Jer 23:38 (3 t. in verse) (compare 2Kgs 9:25), see also v2Kgs 9:33 b (read אַתֶּם הַמַּשָּׂא), with word-play, — followed by וְנָטַשְׁתִּי v2Kgs 9:36 b; ׳דְבַר י ׳מ Zech 9:1 (+ בארץ), Zech 12:1 (+ עַליִֿשְׂרָאֵל), Mal 1:1 (+ ׳אֶליִֿשׂ). — Prov 31:1 see I. מַשָּׂא, p. 601 above; in Prov 30:1 read מִמַּשָּׂא from Massa (Mühlau, De), or הַמַּשָּׂאִי (Wild), which however is perhaps not original, but borrowed from Prov 31:1 (compare Wildon the passage FrankenbSpr. p. 5; corrupt name of Agur's home or tribe, Kau).

burden, burdens, song, prophecy, set, …
maśśāʾ
burden
a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage
  • (n m) load, bearing, tribute, burden, lifting
    • load, burden
      • "lifting, uplifting, that to which the soul lifts itself up"bearing, carrying"tribute, that which is carried or brought or borne
    utterance, oracle, burden"(n pr m) a son of Ishmael

בַּ עְרָ֑ב
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
עְרָ֑ב
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Upon arabia")
Dictionary form: עֲרָב · uh-RAWB

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: upon arabia
of arabia ×2 arabia ×1 in arabia ×1 upon arabia ×1
More options
Arabia — Standard proper noun; use as the default rendering.
the Arabian region — Useful when geographic extent needs emphasis.
the Arabian peninsula — Clarifies physical geography for modern readers.

BDB6357 H6152

BDB6356 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6358

עֲרַב noun [masculine] desert-plateau, steppe (compare CheIntr. Is. 129); — בַּעֲרָ֑ב בַּעֲרַב (si vera lectio) Isa 21:13 (twice in verse) in the steppe (of what we know as North Arabia); but in vb Vrss Lo Che GuKau and others בָּעֶרֶב in the evening.

BDB6359 H6152

BDB6358 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6360

עֲרָב proper name, of a people collective steppe-dwellers of North Arabia (WetzstZVölkerpsych. vii. 463 f.; extended later (so Herodii. 11 etc.) to whole peninsula, compare Arabic the Arabs, Bedúwy the people, DoughtyArab. Deserta, i. 224; Sabean ערבן, ערב, אערב CISiv. p. 123, Assyrian Aribu, Arubu, Arabi, people in North Arabia, DlPa 295 f., 304 f. COTJer 25:24; also Urbi DlPa 305 f. of nomad 'Arab' tribes); — הַשֹּׁכְנִים בַּמִּדְבָּר ׳מַלְכֵי ע Jer 25:24 (see I. עֵרֶב), 2Chr 9:14 + || 1Kgs 10:15 (see id.); ׳ע also Ezek 27:21 + Ezek 30:5 (see id.); see especially NöArabia in Ency. Bib.

arabia
ʿărāb
Arab (i.e., Arabia), a country East of Palestine
  • steppe-dwellers
    • the people inhabiting the country east and south of Canaan, the nomadic desert Bedouins
      • "Arabians, Arabs

בַּ יַּ֤עַר
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
יַּ֤עַר
Root word forest, wood, woods, forests, honeycomb
Dictionary form: יַעַר · ya-AR

בַּ
Hidden "the" בַּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: in the forest
of the forest ×15 in the forest ×5 of the wood ×5 in the wood ×3 of his forest ×2 out of the forest ×2 the forest ×2 the wood ×2
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forest — Best default; suits large, dense, or named woodlands.
woodland — Softer tone; good for smaller or less imposing wooded areas.
woods — Informal, everyday register; natural in narrative prose.
thicket — Emphasizes dense undergrowth; useful in vivid or poetic contexts.
wildwood — Literary/poetic register; evokes untamed, ancient wilderness.

BDB3640 H3264 H3293

BDB3639 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3641

I. יַ֫עַר noun masculine2Sam 18:8 wood, forest, thicket (MI21 plural היערן (= proper name, of a location ?); Phoenician יער and יר, compare DHM in MV (10) 983; Aramaic יַעֲרָא, wood, thicket; Assyrian âru DlHWB 230, compare JägerBAS i, 476) — absolute ַ֫ יעַר Isa 7:2 +; יָ֑עַר Mic 3:12 +; with ה locative יַעֲרָה Josh 17:15 construct ַ֫ יעַר 2Sam 18:6 יַעְרָהּ Jer 46:23, etc.; plural יְעָרִים Ezra 2:25 + 4 t. (including Ezek 34:25 Qr, so Co); יְעָרוֺת Ps 29:9 —
  a. wood, forest, wooded height, with trees to be felled Josh 17:15 (with עלה go up to), vJosh 17:18 (J), Deut 19:5 (not elsewhere Hexateuch); עֵץ מִיַּעַר כְּרָתוֺ Jer 10:13 as wood out of a forest he hath cut it; יחטבו מןהֿיערים Ezek 39:10 (עצים מןהֿשׂדה in || clause); as producing trees יער צוֺמֵחַ עֵצִים Eccl 2:6 in designation of Solomon's palace בֵּית יַעַר הַלְּבָנוֺן 1Kgs 7:2 (on structure of this house see StaSalomos Bauten, ZAW 1883, 150), 1Kgs 10:17; 1Kgs 10:21 = 2Chr 9:16; 2Chr 9:20 compare בֵּית הַיָּ֫עַר Isa 22:8 figurative of foes to be cut down and destroyed נִקַּף סִבְכֵי היער Isa 10:34 כָּֽרְתוּ יַעְרָהּ Jer 46:23 so Isa 32:19 and יער הַבָּצִו֯ר Zech 11:2 (read Kt הַבָּצוּר inaccessible forest).
  b. as hiding-place for fugitive 1Sam 22:5 lurking-place of wild beasts Amos 3:4; Mic 5:7; 2Kgs 2:24; Jer 5:6; Jer 12:8; Isa 56:9; Ps 50:10; Ps 80:14; Ps 104:20, compare Ezek 34:25 (read Qr, see above)
  c. stripped by voice of ׳י Ps 29:9 devoured by fire Isa 9:17 (׳סִבְכֵי הַיּ; figurative of the people); so in metaphor or simile of ׳י's judgements Isa 10:18 (כְּבוֺד יַעְרוֺ, figurative of Assyr.), Jer 21:14; Ezek 21:2; Ezek 21:3 (see below) Ps 83:15.
  d. opposed to כַּרְמֶל (garden-land) Isa 29:17; Isa 32:15 but also יַעַר כַּרְמִלּוֺ his garden woodland 2Kgs 19:23 = Isa 37:24, and יַעַר בְּתוֺךְ כַּרְמֶל Mic 7:14 (secluded and fertile abode for flock, figurative of people, see Che; Hi-St thinks of sacred grove).
  e. = thicket, especially as symbol of desolation Hos 2:14 בָּמוֺת יער thicket-covered heights (overgrown with bushes and trees) Mic 3:12 = Jer 26:18 also בַּיַּעַר בּעֲרַב Isa 21:13 in the thicket (or bushes, so VB) in Arabia must ye lodge, caravans of Dedanites. feminine עֲצֵי (ה)יער trees of the forest Isa 7:2 (in sim), Isa 10:19 (יַעְרוֺ שְׁאָר עֵץ, figurative), Isa 44:14; Ezek 15:2, also vEzek 15:6 (עֵץ היער), Song 2:3 (in simile); figurative, as singing before ׳י Ps 96:12 = 1Chr 16:33; Isa 44:23 (יער וְכָלעֵֿץ בּוֺ).
  g. particular forests are: יער אפרים 2Sam 18:6, see אֶפְרַיִם above; compare v2Sam 18:18 v2Sam 18:17 (see also Josh 17:15; Josh 17:18); יַעַר חָ֑רֶת 1Sam 22:5 (see above); יַעַר לְבָנוֺן (see above); יַעַר הַשָּׂדֶה נֶגֶב and יַעַר הַנָּגֶב Ezek 21:2; Ezek 21:3 (see above) figurative of Judah (land and people); see also יְעָרִים below — שְׂדֵיָֿ֑ יעַר Ps 132:6 is a proper name, of a location (but Bae thinks appellative 'auf waldigem Gefilcle'), see קִרְיַת יְעָרִים. On 1Sam 14:25; 1Sam 14:26, see II. יער. — יעורים Ezek 34:25 Kt, read יְעָרִים Qr, see above

BDB3642 H3293

BDB3641 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3643

II. יַ֫עַר noun [masculine] honeycomb, — absolute יַעַר 1Sam 14:25; 1Sam 14:26 suffix יַעְרִי Song 5:1 — honeycomb, containing honey 1Sam 14:25 (where read וְיַעַר הָיָה עַלפְּֿנֵּי הַשָּׂדֶה with ᵐ5 We Dr Kit in KauAT, instead of see as in MT); וַיָּבוֺא העם אֶלהַֿיַּעַר 1Sam 14:26 (|| דבשׁ1Sam 14:25) and when the people came to the honeycomb behold its bees had departed (see ᵐ5 We Dr Kit VB); אָכַלְתִּי יַעְרִי עִםדִּֿבְשִׁי Song 5:1 see also I. יַעֲרָה.

forest, wood, woods, forests, honeycomb
yaʿar
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
  • forest, wood, thicket, wooded height

בַּ עְרַב֙
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
עְרַב֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("In arabia")
Dictionary form: עֲרָב · uh-RAWB

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: in arabia
of arabia ×2 arabia ×1 in arabia ×1 upon arabia ×1
More options
Arabia — Standard proper noun; use as the default rendering.
the Arabian region — Useful when geographic extent needs emphasis.
the Arabian peninsula — Clarifies physical geography for modern readers.

BDB6357 H6152

BDB6356 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6358

עֲרַב noun [masculine] desert-plateau, steppe (compare CheIntr. Is. 129); — בַּעֲרָ֑ב בַּעֲרַב (si vera lectio) Isa 21:13 (twice in verse) in the steppe (of what we know as North Arabia); but in vb Vrss Lo Che GuKau and others בָּעֶרֶב in the evening.

BDB6359 H6152

BDB6358 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6360

עֲרָב proper name, of a people collective steppe-dwellers of North Arabia (WetzstZVölkerpsych. vii. 463 f.; extended later (so Herodii. 11 etc.) to whole peninsula, compare Arabic the Arabs, Bedúwy the people, DoughtyArab. Deserta, i. 224; Sabean ערבן, ערב, אערב CISiv. p. 123, Assyrian Aribu, Arubu, Arabi, people in North Arabia, DlPa 295 f., 304 f. COTJer 25:24; also Urbi DlPa 305 f. of nomad 'Arab' tribes); — הַשֹּׁכְנִים בַּמִּדְבָּר ׳מַלְכֵי ע Jer 25:24 (see I. עֵרֶב), 2Chr 9:14 + || 1Kgs 10:15 (see id.); ׳ע also Ezek 27:21 + Ezek 30:5 (see id.); see especially NöArabia in Ency. Bib.

arabia
ʿărāb
Arab (i.e., Arabia), a country East of Palestine
  • steppe-dwellers
    • the people inhabiting the country east and south of Canaan, the nomadic desert Bedouins
      • "Arabians, Arabs

תָּלִ֔ינוּ
תָּלִ֔ינוּ
Root word lodge, lodged, night, murmured, murmur, …
Dictionary form: לוּן · loon

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), second person masculine plural simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "you (a group)"

In the KJV here: shall ye lodge
lodge ×8 murmured ×6 and lodged ×4 lodged ×4 and tarried all night ×3 murmur ×3 abide ×2 abideth ×2
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spend the night — Most natural modern phrase for overnight lodging.
stay overnight — Casual, everyday register; good for narrative contexts.
grumble — Use for the 'murmur/complain' sense; vivid and contemporary.
lodge — Modernizes KJV 'lodge'; still natural in formal or literary prose.
remain — Emphasizes extended stay or lingering; suits poetic passages.
complain — Broader than 'grumble'; fits communal or formal protest contexts.

BDB4374 H3885

BDB4373 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4375

I. לוּן, לִין verb lodge, pass the night, figurative abide (Late Hebrew לִינָה noun lodging, spending the night; compare NöZMG xxxvii (1883), 535 ff.; according to Thes kindred with לַיְלָה (q. v. infra), with change of ל and ן) —

Qal Perfect לָן Gen 32:22; 2Sam 12:16 3 feminine singular וְ֫לָנֶה consecutive (before monosyl.) Zech 5:4 1 plural וְלַנּוּ consecutive Judg 19:13 (see Ges«GKC:73»§ 73. R. 1 Köi. 508); Imperfect יָלִין Exod 23:18 + 13 t. + 2Sam 17:8, but compare Hiph`il; וַיָּ֫לֶן Gen 28:11 + 4 t.; 3 feminine singular תָּלִין Lev 19:13 + 4 t.; תָּלַ֫ן Job 17:2 (see Köi. 509); 2 masculine singular jussive אַלתָּֿ֫לֶן 2Sam 17:16 תַָּל֑ן Judg 19:20 (see Köi.c.), etc.; Imperative לִין Judg 9:6; Judg 9:19, etc.; Infinitive construct לָלוּן Gen 24:25 + 5 t.; לָלִין Gen 24:23 Participle plural לֵנִים Neh 13:21 —
1. lodge, pass the night:
  a. literally, human subject, often with preposition or adverb of place, Gen 19:2; Gen 28:11; Judg 19:13; Judg 19:15; 2Sam 17:16; Job 24:7 + often (on 2Sam 17:8 see Hiph`il); with ה locative, וְלָן וְשָׁכַב אַ֫רְצָה 2Sam 12:16 with ב location + ב temporal בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא Gen 32:14; Gen 32:22; Josh 8:9 with הַלַּיְלָה (accusative temporal), Num 22:8; Josh 4:3; 2Sam 17:16; 2Sam 19:8; Ruth 3:13 of the wicked Ps 59:16, according to Hup De Pe and others; < from II. לון ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Aq Che Bae and others, compare AV; simile of temporary sojourn Jer 14:8 (of ׳י in Israel)
  b. of animals : wild ox (רְאֵם) Job 39:9 (followed by עַלאֲֿבוּסֶ֑ךָ ), porcupine (קִפֹּד) Zeph 2:14.
  c. inanimate subject = remain all night : of fat of sacrifice Exod 23:18 (E; followed by עַדבֹּֿקֶר), passover meal Exod 34:25 (P; followed by לַבֹּקֶר), Deut 16:4 (followed by לַבֹּקֶר; all these without local designation), wages of hireling Lev 19:13 (H; אֶת = with + עַדבֹּֿקֶר); of dead body Deut 21:23 (עַל location); dew Job 29:19 (ב location); bunch of myrrh Song 1:13 בֵּין location)
  d. figurative יָלִין בֶּ֑כִי בָּעֶרֶב Ps 30:6 at evening weeping may come to lodge (opposed to וְלַבֹּקֶר רִנָּה).
2. figurative abide, remain, subject עַיִן ( = look upon), with ב Job 17:2 of error, Job 19:4 (with preposition אֵת person), strength Job 41:14 (of crocodile; with ב); of righteousness, Isa 1:21 (with ב); תָּלִין נַפְשׁוֺ בְטוֺב Ps 25:13 of hearkening ear Prov 15:31, with בְּקֶרֶב; of thoughts Jer 4:14, with id.; absolute, of man, continue, endure, Ps 49:13, שָׂבֵעַ יָלִין Prov 19:23 he shall continue satisfied. Hiph`il Imperfect יָלִין cause to rest, lodge, followed by accusative, 2Sam 17:8 see Köi. 509. Hithpalpel Imperfect יִתְלֹנָ֑ן Job 39:28 dwell, abide, of eagle; figurative יִתְלוֺנָ֑ן בְּצֵל שַׁדַּי Ps 91:1 of one trusting in ׳י.

BDB4377 H3885

BDB4376 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4378

II. [לוּן] verb murmur, only Ex 15, 16, 17; Num 14, 16, 17; and Josh 9:18 (⅏ always defective, hence NöZMG xxxvii.1883, 535n. thinks possibly לנן [compare רנן ?]; from limited occurrence, he supposes it disappeared early; but found chiefly in P); —

Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיִּלּוֺ֫נוּ Exod 15:24 + 3 t. + Exod 16:2 Qr (Kt וילינו) + Num 14:36 Kt (Qr וַיַּלִּי֫נוּ, Hiph`il); 2 masculine plural תִּלּוֺ֫נוּ Exod 16:7; Num 16:11, both Kt (Qr תַּלִּי֫נוּ); on forms see Ges«GKC:72»§ 72 Anm. 8 Köi. 509; — murmur against, followed by עַל Exod 15:24 (JE), Exod 16:2; Exod 16:7; Num 14:2; Num 16:11; Num 17:6; Josh 9:18 (all P; all of people Israel); absolute Ps 59:16 (see I.לון1 a). Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine plural הֲלִינֹתֶם Num 14:29 Imperfect וַיָּ֫לֶן Exod 17:3 וַיַּלִּי֫נוּ Exod 16:2 Kt, Num 14:36 Qr; 2 masculine plural תַּלִּי֫נוּ Exod 16:7 Qr, Num 16:11 Qr (on all see above); Participle plural מַלִּינִים Exod 16:8 + 3 t.; — murmur = Niph`al, followed by על Exod 17:3 (E), elsewhere P: Exod 16:8; Num 14:27 (twice in verse); Num 14:29; Num 17:20 cause to murmur, followed by accusative + עַל Num 14:36 Qr; (compare also above Niph`al)

lodge, lodged, night, murmured, murmur, …
lûn
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
  • to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide
    • (Qal)
      • to lodge, pass the night
        • "to abide, remain (figuratively)
      (Hiphil) to cause to rest or lodge"(Hithpalpel) to dwell, abide
    to grumble, complain, murmur
    • (Niphal) to grumble
      • "(Hiphil) to complain, cause to grumble

אֹֽרְח֖וֹת
אֹֽרְח֖וֹת
Root word companies, company
Dictionary form: אֹרְחָה · oh-reh-HAW

Noun — Common, feminine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: o ye travelling companies
a company ×1 o ye travelling companies ×1
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caravan — Most precise modern term for a traveling group.
traveling party — Clear and neutral; suits narrative prose well.
convoy — Emphasizes organized, group movement together.
band of travelers — More descriptive; good for poetic or vivid contexts.
trading group — Useful when commercial context is implied.

BDB752 H736

BDB751 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB753

[אֹרְחָה] noun feminine travelling company, caravan (strictly Participle of אָרַח), construct אֹרְחַת Gen 37:25 plural construct אֹרְחוֺת Isa 21:13 compare also below אֹרַח,

4.

אֲרִיאֵל, אֲרִיאֵיל etc., see I. & II. ארה.

companies, company
ʾōrĕḥâ
a caravan
  • caravan, travelling company

דְּדָנִֽים
דְּדָנִֽים
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of dedanim")
Dictionary form: דְּדָנִים · deh-daw-NEEM

Noun — Gentilic, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"; a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: of dedanim
of dedanim ×1
More options
Dedanites — Standard demonym; most widely recognized modern form.
people of Dedan — Descriptive; useful when the name needs clarification.
Dedan traders — Contextually fitting where commerce or caravans are in view.

BDB1852 H1720

BDB1851 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1853

[דְּדָנִי] adjective, of a people only plural as substantive אֹרְחוֺת דְּדָנִים Isa 21:3.

dedanim
dĕdānîm
low country
Dedanites, the descendants or inhabitants of Dedan
  • descendants or inhabitants of Dedan

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
מַשָּׂ֖א Tipeha — a lesser break בַּעְרָ֑ב Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here בַּיַּ֤עַר בַּעְרַב֙ Pashta — a lesser break תָּלִ֔ינוּ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break אֹֽרְח֖וֹת Tipeha — a lesser break דְּדָנִֽים Silluq — end of the verse

מַשָּׂא בַּעְרָב בַּיַּעַר בַּעְרַב תָּלִינוּ אֹֽרְחוֹת דְּדָנִֽים׃
13
The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
Cross References

Jeremiah 25:23

וְאֶת-דְּדָן וְאֶת-תֵּימָא וְאֶת-בּוּז וְאֵת כָּל-קְצוּצֵי פֵאָֽה׃
23
Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,

Genesis 25:3

וְיָקְשָׁן יָלַד אֶת-שְׁבָא וְאֶת-דְּדָן וּבְנֵי דְדָן הָיוּ אַשּׁוּרִם וּלְטוּשִׁם וּלְאֻמִּֽים׃
3
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

Ezekiel 27:15

בְּנֵי דְדָן רֹֽכְלַיִךְ אִיִּים רַבִּים סְחֹרַת יָדֵךְ קַרְנוֹת שֵׁן ‫(והובנים)‬ וְהָבְנִים הֵשִׁיבוּ אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ׃
15
The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.

1 Chronicles 1:32

וּבְנֵי קְטוּרָה פִּילֶגֶשׁ אַבְרָהָם יָֽלְדָה אֶת-זִמְרָן וְיָקְשָׁן וּמְדָן וּמִדְיָן וְיִשְׁבָּק וְשׁוּחַ וּבְנֵי יָקְשָׁן שְׁבָא וּדְדָֽן׃
32
Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

Galatians 4:25

τὸ γὰρ Ἁγὰρ Σινᾶ ὄρος ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ Ἀραβίᾳ· συστοιχεῖ δὲ τῇ νῦν Ἰερουσαλήμ δουλεύει δὲ μετὰ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς
25
For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which is, now and is in bondage with her children.

Isaiah 13:1

מַשָּׂא בָּבֶל אֲשֶׁר חָזָה יְשַׁעְיָהוּ בֶּן-אָמֽוֹץ׃
1
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.

1 Kings 10:15

לְבַד מֵֽאַנְשֵׁי הַתָּרִים וּמִסְחַר הָרֹֽכְלִים וְכָל-מַלְכֵי הָעֶרֶב וּפַחוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃
15
Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.

Jeremiah 49:28

לְקֵדָר׀ וּֽלְמַמְלְכוֹת חָצוֹר אֲשֶׁר הִכָּה ‫(נבוכדראצור)‬ נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר מֶֽלֶךְ-בָּבֶל כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה קוּמוּ עֲלוּ אֶל-קֵדָר וְשָׁדְדוּ אֶת-בְּנֵי-קֶֽדֶם׃
28
Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the LORD; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.

Ezekiel 27:20

דְּדָן רֹֽכַלְתֵּךְ בְבִגְדֵי-חֹפֶשׁ לְרִכְבָּֽה׃
20
Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.

Isaiah 13:20

לֹֽא-תֵשֵׁב לָנֶצַח וְלֹא תִשְׁכֹּן עַד-דּוֹר וָדוֹר וְלֹֽא-יַהֵל שָׁם עֲרָבִי וְרֹעִים לֹא-יַרְבִּצוּ שָֽׁם׃
20
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

1 Chronicles 1:9

וּבְנֵי כוּשׁ סְבָא וַֽחֲוִילָה וְסַבְתָּא וְרַעְמָא וְסַבְתְּכָא וּבְנֵי רַעְמָא שְׁבָא וּדְדָֽן׃
9
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
Isaiah 21:12
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