Joshua 12:8

בָּהָ֣ר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה וּבָֽעֲרָבָה֙ וּבָ֣אֲשֵׁד֔וֹת וּבַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וּבַנֶּ֑גֶב הַֽחִתִּי֙ הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַפְּרִזִּ֔י הַֽחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי
In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
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בָּ הָ֣ר
בָּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
הָ֣ר
Root word mount, mountains, mountain, hill, hills, …
Dictionary form: הַר · hahr

בָּ
Hidden "the" בָּ = 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 mountains
the mountains ×63 mount ×45 mountain ×38 in mount ×37 of the mountains ×27 the mount ×26 in the mount ×18 the mountain ×15
More options
mountain — Most common, neutral rendering for a single peak.
mountains — Use for plural or collective/range references.
hill country — Fits lower, inhabited highlands; regional sense.
highlands — Broader geographical region; good for narrative context.
hill — When the peak is modest or context implies smaller elevation.
range — When referring to an extended chain of peaks.

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יהוהc. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה proper name, of deity Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel — (

1. ᵑ0 יְהוָֺהC518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהוִֺה305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים), in the combinations אדני יהוה & יהוה אדני (see אֲדֹנֶי), and with preposition בַּיהוָֺה, לַיהוָֺה, מֵיהוָֺה (Qr בַּאדֹנָי, לַאדֹנָי, מֵאדֹנָי), do not give the original form. ᵐ5 and other Vrss follow the Qr. On the basis of Exod 20:7; Lev 24:11 יהוה was regarded as a nomen ineffabile (see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jews הַשֵּׁם and by the Samaritans שׁימא. The pronunciation Jehovah was unknown until 1520, when it was introduced by Galatinus; but it was contested by Le Mercier, J. Drusius, and L. Capellus, as against grammatical and historical propriety (compare Bö§ 88). The traditional Ἰαβέ of Theodoret and Epiphanius, the יָֿהוּ, יְהוֺֿ of compound proper name and the contracted form יָהּ all favour יַהְוֶךְ (compare יַהֲלֹמ֑וּן Ps 74:6 תַּהֲרוּ Isa 33:11), see LagSym i.14 BaudStudien i.179 ff.; DrStud.Bib.i.1 ff. For Jeve see StaZAW 1881, 346 Deib.1882, 173 f. & Gn. Excurs. ii.
2. on literature of interpretations see NesEg.67 Drl.c. — Many recent scholars explain יַהְוֶה as Hiph`il of היה (=היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver (compare חַוָּה Gen 3:20) Schr HSch; giver of existence, creator, Kue Tiele; he who brings to pass (so already Le Clerc),performer of his promises, Lag, NesEg.88 (but NesEg.91 inclines to Qal as RSBrit. & For. Ev. Rev see below); or from היה he who causes to fall, rain or lightning RSOTJC.ed.1, 423; om.ed.2, 245, compare WeSkizzen iii.175; 'Fäller,' destroying foes, StaG.i.429 (dubiously). But most take it as Qal of הוה (= היה); the one who is: i.e. the absolute and unchangeable one, Ri; the existing, ever living, as self-consistent and unchangeable, Di; or the one ever coming into manifestation as the God of redemption, De Oehl; compare also RSBrit. & For. Ev. Rev. 1876, he will be it, i.e all that his servants look for (compare Ewinfr), he will approve himself (give evidence of being, assert his being Drl.c.17)).
**Theories of non-Hebrew or non-Semitic origin, opposed (in their older forms) by BauRel. i. 181 ff. (see especially 230); DlPa 162 ff. claimed Babylonian origin for יהו, against this Kuenational Religions, etc., Note iv (Eng. Trans. 329 ff.) JastrJBL xiil {1894}, 103 f. compare HptBAS i. 170 N; DlBabel u. Bibel, 46 f., 73 f. makes same claim for יהוה, against this see especially HirschZAW xxiil {1903}, 355 ff. ZimKATS. 465 ff.; SpiegelbZMG:liii {1899}, 633 ff. proposes (improbable) Egyptian etymology for יהוה; further discussions see in KöEB NAMES, § 112 and n.3. 'Jehovah' found in Jacob (? Johannes) Wessel († 1480), according to SchwThLZ, 1905, col. 612.

I. יהוה is not used by E in Genesis, but is given Exod 3:12-15 as the name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb, and is explained thus : אֶהְיֶה עִמָּ֑ךְ I shall be with thee (Exod 3:12), which is then implied in אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה I shall be the one who will be it vExod 3:14a (i.e: with thee vExod 3:12) and then compressed into אֶהְיֶה vExod 3:14b (i.e. with thee vExod 3:12), which then is given in the nominal form יהוה He who will be it vExod 3:15 (i.e. with thee vExod 3:12). compare EwBTh ii. 337, 338 RSl.c., Proph. 385 ff. Other interpretations are: I am he who I am, i.e. it is no concern of yours (Le Clerc LagPsalt.Hieron.156); I am (this is my name), inasmuch as I am (אֲשֶׁר = כִּי; AE JDMich WeJD Th xxi, 540 = compare Hexateuch 72); Di and others I am who I am, he who is essentially unnameable, inexplicable, — E uses יהוה sparingly by the side of אלהים and האלהים in his subsequent narrative. The Ephraimitic writers in Judges Samuel Kings use it in similar proportions. P abstains from the use of יהוה until he gives an account of its revelation to Moses Exod 6:3 but subsequently uses it freely. He gives no explanation of its meaning. He represents that אֵל שַׁדַּי was the God of the patriarchs. J uses יהוה from the beginning of his narrative, possibly explaining it, Gen 21:83 by אל עולם, the evergreen tamarisk being a symbol of the ever-living God; compare De Gen 21:33. Elsewhere יהוה is the common divine name in pre-exilic writers, but in post-exilic writers gradually falls into disuse, and is supplanted by אלהים and אדני. In Job it is used 31 t. in prose parts, and Job 12:9 (a proverb); not elsewhere in the poem. Chronicles apart from his sources prefers אלהים and האלהים. Daniel uses יהוה only in chap. 9 (7 t.); Ecclesiastes not at all. In the Elohistic group of Psalm 42-83 it is used 39 t. (see אלהים) . It occurs as the name of Israel's God MI18. It is doubtful whether it was used by other branches of the Shemitic family, compare COT Gen 2:4b DlPa 158 ff. DrStud. Bib. i. 7 ff.

II. 1. יהוה is used with אלהים and suffixes, especially in D;
  a. with אֱלֹהֶיךָ in the Ten Words Exod 20:2-12 (5 t.) = Deut 5:6-16 in the law of worship of J E, Exod 23:19; Exod 34:24; Exod 34:26 in D 234 t.; Josh 1:9; Josh 1:17; Josh 9:9; Josh 9:24 (D2); elsewhere Gen 27:20; Exod 15:26 (JE), Judg 6:26 Samuel & Kings 20 t.; 1Chr 11:2; 1Chr 22:11; 1Chr 22:12; 2Chr 9:8 (twice in verse); 2Chr 16:7; Isa 7:11; Isa 37:4 (twice in verse); Isa 41:13; Isa 43:3; Isa 51:15; Isa 55:5; Jer 40:2 + (3t.); Hos 12:10; Hos 13:4; Hos 14:2; Amos 9:15; Ps 81:11.
  b. with אֱלֹהֵיכֶם in D 46 t.; D2 28 t.; H 15 t.; P 15 t.; elsewhere Exod 23:25 (E); Exod 8:24; Exod 10:8; Exod 10:16; Exod 10:17 (JE); Judg 6:10; 1Sam 12:12; 1Sam 12:14; 2Kgs 17:39; 2Kgs 23:21; 1Chr 22:18 + (10 t. Chronicles) Ps 76:12; Jer 13:16 + (5 t.) Ezek 20:5; Ezek 20:7; Ezek 20:19; Ezek 20:20; Joel 2:13 + (6 t.) Zech 6:15.
  c. with אֱלֹהֵינוּ in D 23 t.; in D2 5 t.; Exod 8:6 (JE) Exod 3:18; Exod 5:3; Exod 8:22; Exod 8:23; Exod 10:25; Exod 10:26 (E) Judg 11:24; 1Sam 7:8; 1Kgs 8:57; 1Kgs 8:59; 1Kgs 8:61; 1Kgs 8:65; 2Kgs 18:22; 2Kgs 19:10 = Isa 36:7; Isa 37:20; 1Chr 13:2 + (15 t. Chronicles) Mic 4:5; Mic 7:17; Isa 26:13; Jer 3:22 + (17 t.) Ps 20:8; Ps 90:17 (?;Baer אֲדנָֹי); Ps 94:23; Ps 99:5; Ps 99:8; Ps 99:9 (twice in verse); Ps 105:7; Ps 106:47; Ps 113:5; Ps 122:9; Ps 123:2; Dan 9:10; Dan 9:13; Dan 9:14.
  d. with אֱלֹהֵיהֶם Exod 10:7 (J) Exod 29:46 (twice in verse); Lev 26:44 (P) Judg 3:7; Judg 8:34; 1Sam 12:9; 1Kgs 9:9; 2Kgs 17:7; 2Kgs 17:9; 2Kgs 17:14; 2Kgs 17:16; 2Kgs 17:19; 2Kgs 18:12; 2Chr 31:6; 2Chr 33:17; 2Chr 34:33; Neh 9:3 (twice in verse); Neh 9:4; Jer 3:21; Jer 22:9; Jer 30:9; Jer 43:1 (twice in verse); Jer 50:4; Ezek 28:26; Ezek 34:30; Ezek 39:22; Ezek 39:28; Hos 1:7; Hos 3:5; Hos 7:10; Zeph 2:7; Hag 1:12 (twice in verse); Zech 9:16; Zech 10:6.
  e. with אֱלֹהָיו Num 23:21 (E) Exod 32:11 (J) Lev 4:22 (P) Deut 17:19; Deut 18:7; 1Sam 30:6; 1Kgs 5:17; 1Kgs 11:4; 1Kgs 15:3; 1Kgs 15:4; 1Kgs 2:11; 1Kgs 16:2; 1Kgs 2:1 + 13 t. Chronicles; Mic 5:3; Jer 7:28; Ps 33:12; Ps 144:15; Ps 146:5; Jonah 2:2. feminine with אֱלֹהַי Num 22:18 (JE) Deut 4:5; Deut 18:16; Deut 26:14; Josh 14:8; Josh 14:9; 2Sam 24:24; 1Kgs 3:7; 1Kgs 5:18; 1Kgs 5:19; 1Kgs 8:28; 1Kgs 17:20; 1Kgs 17:21; 1Chr 21:17; 1Chr 22:7; 2Chr 2:3; 2Chr 6:19; 2Chr 9:5; Ps 7:2; Ps 7:4; Ps 13:4; Ps 18:29; Ps 30:3; Ps 30:13; Ps 35:24; Ps 40:6; Ps 104:1; Ps 109:26; Isa 25:1; Jer 31:18; Dan 9:4; Dan 9:20; Jonah 2:7; Hab 1:12; Zech 11:4; Zech 13:9; Zech 14:5.
  g. with אֱלֹהַיִךְ Isa 60:9; Jer 2:17; Jer 2:19; Jer 3:13; Mic 7:10; Zeph 3:17.
  h. with אלהים, probably always due to later editors, or to a Qr which has crept into the text Gen 2:4b — Gen 3:23 (J, 20 t. either אלהים inserted by RP as Di De; or יהוה inserted by J in an older source); Exod 9:30 (J, but not in ᵐ5 ⅏; Samaritan אדני יהוה; possibly ᵑ0 from earlier Qr, & ⅏ from later Qr); 2Sam 7:22; 2Sam 7:25 (ᵐ5 אדני יהוה and 1Chr 17:20-23 only יהוה); 1Chr 17:16; 1Chr 17:17 (but 2Sam 7:18; 2Sam 7:19 אדני יהוה) 1Chr 28:20; 1Chr 29:1; 2Chr 1:9; 2Chr 6:41 (twice in verse); 2Chr 6:42; 2Chr 26:18 (but in the original Ps 132:8 stood יהוה (so ℌ), or else no divine name); Ps 72:18 (the late doxology) Ps 84:12 (but it makes the line too long); Jonah 4:6. For the combinations with other divine names see those names.
2. the phrase אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy: —
  a. after אמר either alone Exod 6:2; Exod 6:29 (P) or before relative and other clauses: Gen 28:13 (J) Gen 15:7 (R) Exod 6:6 (P) with אלהיכם Judg 6:10; Ezek 20:5.
  b. after ידע כי (α) Exod 7:17; Exod 8:18; Exod 10:2 (J); Exod 7:5; Exod 14:4; Exod 14:18 (P); 1Kgs 20:13; 1Kgs 20:28; Jer 24:7; Ezek 6:7 + 48 t. Ezekiel; (β) with אלהיכם Exod 6:7; Exod 16:12; Deut 29:5 (P) Exod 20:20; Joel 4:17 (γ) with אלהיהם Exod 29:46 (P) Ezek 28:26; Ezek 34:30; Ezek 39:22; Ezek 39:28 (δ) before relative and other clauses Isa 45:3; Isa 49:23; Isa 49:26; Isa 60:16; Ezek 7:9; Ezek 17:24; Ezek 21:10; Ezek 22:22; Ezek 35:12; Ezek 36:36 (ε) with various forms of קדשׁ Exod 31:13 (P) Ezek 20:12; Ezek 37:28; Ezek 39:7 (ζ) with דברתי Ezek 5:13; Ezek 17:21, compare ׳יֵדְעוּ אשׁר אני י Ezek 20:26.
  c. after כִּי in various combinations Lev 11:44; Lev 11:45; Num 35:34 (P), Lev 20:7; Lev 20:26; Lev 21:8; Lev 21:15; Lev 21:23; Lev 22:16; Lev 24:22; Lev 25:17; Lev 26:1; Lev 26:44 (all H); Exod 15:26 (R) Isa 41:13; Isa 43:3; Isa 61:8; Jer 9:23; Ezek 12:25; Ezek 21:4; Zech 10:6; Mal 3:6.
  d. emphatic Exod 6:8; Exod 12:12; Lev 26:2; Lev 26:45; Num 3:13; Num 3:41; Num 3:45 (all P); Lev 18:5; Lev 18:6; Lev 18:21; Lev 19:12; Lev 19:14; Lev 19:16; Lev 19:18; Lev 19:28; Lev 19:30; Lev 19:32; Lev 19:37; Lev 21:12; Lev 22:2; Lev 22:3; Lev 22:8; Lev 22:30; Lev 22:31; Lev 22:33 (all H) Isa 43:15 with אלהיהם Exod 29:46 with אלהיךָ Isa 48:17 with אלהיכם Lev 23:43; Lev 25:38; Lev 25:55; Num 10:10; Num 15:41 (twice in verse) (P) Lev 18:2; Lev 18:4; Lev 18:30; Lev 19:2; Lev 19:3; Lev 19:4; Lev 19:10; Lev 19:25; Lev 19:31; Lev 19:34; Lev 19:36; Lev 20:24; Lev 23:22; Lev 26:13 (all H) Ezek 20:7; Ezek 20:19; Joel 2:27 with מְקַדֵּשׁ Lev 20:8; Lev 22:9; Lev 22:32 (H), with דברתי Num 14:35 (P) Ezek 5:15 + (11 t. Ezekiel); with clauses Isa 27:3; Isa 41:4; Isa 41:17; Isa 42:6; Isa 42:8; Isa 45:5; Isa 45:6; Isa 45:7; Isa 45:8; Isa 45:18; Isa 45:19; Isa 45:21; Isa 60:22; Jer 17:10; Jer 32:27; Ezek 14:4; Ezek 14:7; Ezek 14:9; Ezek 34:24 אָנֹכִי יהוה is used in the Ten Words Exod 20:2; Exod 20:5 = Deut 5:6; Deut 5:9 cited Ps 81:11; Hos 12:10; Hos 13:4 elsewhere only Exod 4:11 (J) Isa 43:11; Isa 44:24; Isa 51:15.
3. יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh יהוה יראה Gen 22:14 (J); יהוה נסי Exod 17:15 (E) יהוה שׁלים Judg 6:24 יהוה צדקנו Jer 33:16 (compare Jer 23:6 where it is applied to the Messiah); יהוה שָׁ֑מָּה Ezek 48:35. — On combinations such as ׳הַר י, צְבָאוֺת ׳י etc., see הַר, צָבָא, etc.

Note. — BonkZAW 1891, 126 ff. seems to shew that as prefix, in compare proper name, יְהוֺ is the oldest and the latest form and that יוֺ is intermediate, belonging to the earlier post-exilic period until the time of Chronicles; occasional copyists' mistakes being taken into the account.

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[הוֺר], assumed by Thes and others as ancient form for הַר mountain, to explain הוֺרַי Gen 49:26, read הוֺרֵיעָֿד; but better הַרֲרֵיעַֿד everlasting mountains, see הַר below הרר.

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הַר558 noun masculineGen 7:19 mountain, hill, hill-country (Late Hebrew id., plural הָרִים, הֲרָרִים; Phoenician הר CISi. 3, 17; Sabean suffix הרתהמו DHMZMG 1876, 673); — ׳ה absolute Josh 17:18 +; with article הָהָר Exod 3:12 +; with ָ  ה locative הֶ֫רָה Gen 14:10, הָהָ֫רָה Gen 12:8 + 12 t.; construct הַר Gen 10:30 +; suffix הַרֲרִי Ps 30:8, הֲרָרִי Jer 17:3 הַרְכֶם Ps 11:1 הַרֲרָם Gen 14:6 plural הָרִים Deut 11:11 +; with article הֶהָרִים Gen 7:19 +; construct הָרֵי Gen 8:4 + 27 t.; הַרֲרֵי Deut 33:15 + 8 t. (all poetry); suffix הָרַי Isa 14:25; Isa 49:11; Zech 14:5 + Ezek 38:21 (B Co חרדה), הָרָ֑י Isa 65:9 הָרָיו Ezek 35:8; Mal 1:3 הֲרָרֶיהָ Deut 8:9 —

1. mountain, hill (these often not sharply distinguished, but):
  a. specifically mountain, high elevation, often in all the literature; — e. g. הַר סִינַי Mount Sinai (properly, the Mount of Sinai; so always) Exod 19:11; Exod 19:18; Exod 19:20; Exod 19:23; Exod 24:16; Exod 31:18; Exod 34:2; Exod 34:4; Exod 34:29; Exod 34:32; Lev 7:38; Lev 25:1; Lev 26:46; Lev 27:34; Num 3:1; Num 28:6; Neh 9:13 (see סִינַי); also הָהָר = id., Exod 19:2 + 10 t. Exod 19 (Exod 19:18 read הָעָם, so Manuscripts ᵐ5 Di) Exod 20:18; Exod 24:4 + 6 t. Exod 24; Exod 25:40; Exod 26:30; Exod 27:8; Exod 32:1; Exod 32:15; Exod 32:19; Exod 34:2; Exod 34:3 (twice in verse); Exod 34:29 = הֵר חוֺרֵב Exod 33:6 (see חֹרֵב), also אֶלהַֿר הָאֱלֹהִים חֹרֵ֑בָה Exod 3:1, עַד הַר הָאֱלֹהִים חֹרֵב 1Kgs 19:8 further הָהָר = id., Deut 4:11 (twice in verse); Deut 5:4; Deut 5:5; Deut 5:19; Deut 5:20; Deut 9:9 + 10 t. Deut 9. 10, 1Kgs 19:11 = הַר הָאֱלֹהִים Exod 4:27; Exod 18:5; Exod 24:13 (all J E) = הַר יחוה Num 10:33 (compare Di); see further הֹר הָהָר Hor the mount (so always) Num 20:22 + 10 t. Numbers; Deut 32:50 = חָחָר Num 20:28 (twice in verse); הַר נְבוֺ Deut 32:49; Deut 34:1 = הָהָר Deut 32:50 = הַר הָעֲבָרִים הַזֶּה Num 27:12; Deut 32:49, compare (לִפְנֵי נְבוֺ) הָרֵי הָעֲבָרִים Num 33:47; Num 33:48 הַר גְּרִזִּים Mt. Gerizim Deut 11:29; Deut 27:12; Josh 8:33 ראֹשׁ הַרגְּֿרִזִּים Judg 9:7 הַר עֵֹיבָ֑ל Mt. Ebal Deut 11:29; Deut 27:4; Deut 24:13; Josh 8:30; Josh 8:33 also הַר חֶרְמוֺן Mt. Hermon Deut 3:8; Josh 11:17; Josh 12:1; Josh 12:5; Josh 13:5; Josh 13:11; 1Chr 5:23 compare Deut 4:48 הַר שִׂיאֹן הוּא חֶרְמוֺן (see חֶרְמוֺן), & הַר בַּעַל חֶרְמוֺן (see id., & בעל חרמון below בעל); הַר חַלְּבָנוֺן Mt. Lebanon Judg 3:3, compare מְרוֺם הָרִים יַרְכְּתֵי לְבָנוֺן 2Kgs 19:23 = Isa 37:24 (see לבנון); הַר הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל Mt. Carmel 1Kgs 18:19; 1Kgs 18:20; 2Kgs 2:25; 2Kgs 4:25 (see כרמל); הָהָר = id., 2Kgs 4:27, apparently also 2Kgs 1:9 הַר תָּבוֺר Mt. Tabor, Judg 4:6; Judg 4:12; Judg 4:14, compare Jer 46:18 תָּבוֺר בֶּהָרִים (opposed to כַּרְמֶל בַּיָּם); הַר הַגִּלְבֹּעַ 1Sam 31:1; 1Sam 31:8; 2Sam 1:6, also (poetry) ׳הָרֵי בַּגּ v2Sam 1:21 (compare Dr); הַרחֶֿרֶס Judg 1:35 (Stu עָר חֶרֶס) compare חֶרֶס; הַר הַזֵּיתִים Zech 14:4 (twice in verse) Mount of Olives, (opposed to גֵּיא) compare הָהָר אֲשֶׁר מִקֶּדֶם לָעִיר Ezek 11:23 also בָּהָר אֲשֶׁר עַלפְּֿנֵי יְרוּשָׁלַםִ 1Kgs 11:7 (place of Solomon's idolatry) = הַרהַֿמַּשְׁחִית 2Kgs 23:13 mountain of the destroyer (same combination in another, figurative sense Jer 51:25), others derive ׳הַמ here from משׁח anoint, and render as = Mt. of Olives (cited as הר המשׁחה Talmud, Shabb. 56 b), compare HoffmZAW 1882, 175; אַחַד הֶהָרִים in land of Moriah Gen 22:2 mountains about Jerusalem in general, יְרוּשָׁלַםִ הָרִים סָבִיב לָהּ Ps 125:2 compare also Ps 121:1 (|| יהוה); הָהָר of citadel of Jerusalem Isa 22:5 of temple hill הַר הַבַּיִת Mic 3:12 = Jer 26:18 ׳הַר בֵּיתיֿ Isa 2:2 = Mic 4:1; 2Chr 33:15 also הֲרָרִי בַּשָּׂדֶה Jer 17:3 further הַר צִיּוֺן Mt. Zion Isa 4:5; Isa 8:18; Isa 10:12; Isa 18:7; Isa 24:23; Isa 29:8; Isa 31:4; Isa 37:32; Mic 4:7; Lam 5:18; Obad 1:17. Joel 3:5; Ps 48:3; Ps 48:12; Ps 74:2; Ps 78:68; Ps 125:1 (see also צִיּוֺן); compare הַר בַּ֯יתצִֿיּוֺן Isa 10:32, ׳הַר בַּת צ Isa 16:1 ׳הַריֿ Isa 2:3 = Mic 4:2; Isa 30:29; Ps 24:3 (id. of Horeb Num 10:33 J E); צְבָאוֺת ׳הַריֿ הַר הַקֹּדֶשׁ Zech 8:3, הַרקָֿדְשִׁי Zeph 3:11; Obad 1:16; Ezek 20:40; Isa 11:9 = Isa 65:25, compare Isa 56:7; Isa 57:13; Isa 65:11; Joel 2:1 (|| צִיּוֺן) Joel 4:17 (|| id.) Ps 2:6 (|| id.) Ps 3:5; Ps 15:1; Ps 43:3; Ps 48:2 see further הַרקָֿדְשִׁי יְרוּשָׁלַםִ Isa 66:20 compare Dan 9:16 & הַר הַקֹּדֶשׁ יְרוּשָׁלַםִ Isa 27:13 also הַר צְבִיקֹֿדֶשׁ Dan 11:45 הַרהַֿקֹּדֶשׁ Jer 31:23 even הַר קֹדֶשׁ אֱלֹהַי Dan 9:20 other designations of temple-hill are הָהָר חָמַד לְשִׁבְתּוֺ ׳א Ps 68:17, & הַר מְרוֺם יִשְׂרָאֵל Ezek 17:23; Ezek 20:40 (|| הַרקָֿדְשִׁי); הַר קֹדֶשׁ אֱלֹהִים Ezek 28:14 of the distant abode of God (or gods?) so הַר אֱלֹהִים vEzek 28:16 (הַראֱֿלֹהִים Ps 68:16 is general, a God's mountain, i.e. a majestic mountain, likewise in simile כְּהַרֲרֵיאֵֿל מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ Ps 36:7); — הַר הָאֱלֹהִים elsewhere of Horeb (Sinai) Exod 4:27; Exod 18:5; Exod 24:13; 1Kgs 19:8 (see above). Note particular הַרמֿוֺעֵד Isa 14:13 mountain of meeting or of assembly, i.e. the dwelling-place of the gods, according to Babylonian conception, here represented as in the far north, see especially Che De Di, DlPa 117 ff. COTon the passage Jr57 ff. JenKosmologie 23. Upon the mountain is עָלהָֿהָר compare וַתֵּבְךְּ עַלבְּֿתוּלָיהָ עַלהֶֿהָרִים Judg 11:38, & the peculiar phrase וְאֵלְכָה וְיָרַדְתִּי עַלֿ הֶהָרִים vJudg 11:37 go up upon עָלָה אָלֿ Exod 19:23; Exod 24:13; Exod 34:4 (all J E); compare accusative in הַעַל אֹתָם הֹר הָהָר Num 20:25 speak with one upon is דבר בהר Exod 31:18; Exod 34:32; Num 3:1 (all P), Lev 25:1 (H), compare command, give commands, law, etc., בהר Lev 7:38; Lev 26:46; Lev 27:34 (all P or H); other phrases with בְּ upon (literally in, i.e. in the midst of a group of mountains) Exod 34:3 בְּכָל (JE) Exod 25:40; Exod 26:30; Exod 27:8; Num 28:6 (all P), Isa 13:4 but בְּחֹרֵב Ps 106:19 = at Horeb, בְּהֹר הָהָר Num 33:37 at Mt. Hor; go down from the mountain is יָרַד מִןהָֿהָר Exod 32:1; Exod 32:15 (both J E) Exod 34:29 (twice in verse) (both P), compare Judg 9:36 etc.
  b. mountain-range הַרבָּֿשָׁן Ps 68:16 (twice in verse) = הַראֱֿלֹהִים vPs 68:16 = הַרגַּֿבְנֻנִּים vPs 68:16, הָרִים גַּבְנֻנִּים vPs 68:17 (of the Jebel Hauran: see בשׁן).
  c. mountain, indefinite, Job 14:18 (|| צוּר); usually plural mountains, in general, or the mountains, especially in poetry & the higher style; often figurative; הָרִים, הֶהָרִים, covered by flood Gen 7:20 compare vGen 7:19; Gen 8:5 covered by waters & freed therefrom by word of God (at creation) Ps 104:6 a chief work of God (in creation) Amos 4:13; Ps 65:7; Ps 90:2; Prov 8:25 (|| גְּבָעוֺת); weighed by God Isa 40:12 removed and overturned in anger of God Job 9:5 compare Ps 46:3; Ps 46:4 devastated by God Isa 42:15 (|| גְּבָעוֺת) compare Jer 9:9 smoking at God's touch Ps 104:32; Ps 144:5 melting at presence of ׳י Judg 5:5; Mic 1:4; Ps 97:5; Isa 63:19; Isa 64:2 trembling Isa 5:25 compare Jer 4:24 (|| גְּבָעוֺת), Nah 1:5 (|| id.), Hab 3:10 called to witness Yahweh's dealings with his people Mic 6:2 (|| הָאֵתָנִים מֹסְדֵי אָ֑רֶץ) compare vMic 6:1 (|| הַגְּבָעוֺת), entreated to cover the guilty Hos 10:8 (|| גְּבָעוֺת); addressed by ׳י also Ezek 6:3 (|| גְּבָעוֺת, opposed to אֲפִיקִים, גֵּאָוֺת); specifically, mountains of Israel summoned to hear ׳י and addressed by him Ezek 36:1 (twice in verse); Ezek 36:4; Ezek 36:8; Ezek 37:22; Ezek 38:8; Ezek 39:2; Ezek 39:4 summoned to praise ׳י Ps 148:9 (|| גְּבָעוֺת) compare Isa 44:23; Isa 49:13; Isa 55:12 (|| גְּבָעוֺת); leaping in praise of ׳י Ps 114:4; Ps 114:6 (both || גְּבָעוֺת); הַרֲרֵיקֶֿדֶם Deut 33:15 (|| גִּבְעוֺת עוֺלָם); הַרֲרֵיעַֿד Hab 3:6 (|| id.); הַרֲרֵיעַֿד also Ps 76:5 (according to ᵐ5 Bi Che; ᵑ0 has טֶרֶף for עַד), and probably Gen 49:26 for ᵑ0 הוֺרַי עַד (|| גִּבְעֹת עוֺלָם) compare Di.
  d. high mountain הַר גָּבֹהַּ Isa 30:25 (|| גִּבְעָה נִשָּׂאָה) compare Isa 40:9; Isa 52:7 הַר גָּכֹהַּ מְאֹד Ezek 40:2 הַר גָּבֹהַּ וְתָלוּל Ezek 17:22 plural הֶהָרִים הַגְּבֹהִים Gen 7:19; Ps 104:18 (|| סְלָעִים), הָרָמִים ׳הֶה Isa 2:14 as symbol of strength and pride (|| הַגְּבָעוֺת הַנִּשָּׂאוֺת), compare הֶהָרִים Ezek 38:20 (|| מַדְרֵגוֺת, חוֺמָה).
  e. opposite valley or plain Josh 12:8 (D; opposed to מִדְּבָּר, אֲשֵׁדוֺת, עֲרָבָה, שְׁפֵלָה), compare Deut 1:7, also Jer 17:26 (opposed to שְׁפֵלָה); Gen 19:17 (J; opposed to כִּכָּר); often opposed to גַּיְא 2Kgs 2:16; Ezek 31:12 (figurative) Ezek 32:5 (id.) Ezek 35:8 (|| גִּבְעָה), Ezek 36:4 (|| id.), Isa 40:4 (|| id.), opposed to בִּקְעָה Deut 8:7; Deut 11:11; Ps 104:8 opposed to מִדְבָּר Lam 4:19 (compare Josh 12:8 above); בֵּין הָרִים Ps 104:10 is || בַּנְּחָלִים; see also וְלֹאאֱֿלֹהֵי עֲמָקִים ׳אֱלֹהֵי הָרִים י 1Kgs 20:28, compare v1Kgs 20:23 (opposed to מִישׁוֺר); note also הַר הָעֵמֶק Josh 13:19 (P), & גֵּיאהָֿרַי, גֵּיהָֿרִים Zech 14:5 (twice in verse); further מִדְבַּר הָרִים Ps 75:7 mountainous desert Vrss. & most modern (Baer מִדְבָּר but compare De); mountain-ward is הֶ֫רָה Gen 14:10. feminine mountains as hiding-places: — הַמִּנְהָרוֺת אֲוֶר בֶּהָרִים Judg 6:2 the burrows (Stanley, VB) which are in the mountains; compare Ps 11:1; Jer 16:16 (|| גִּבְעָה); הָפַךְ מִשֹּׁרֶשׁ הָרִים Job 28:9 (of mining), see also Deut 8:9.
  g. mountains as running-place of gazelles 1Chr 12:8 of leopards הַרֲרֵי נְמֵרִים Song 4:8 hunting-ground for partridges 1Sam 26:20 עוֺף הָרִים Ps 50:11 compare Ps 11:1 (figurative); wandering-place of lost sheep (figurative) Nah 3:18; 1Kgs 22:17; Jer 50:6 compare vJer 50:6 (|| גִּבְעָה), Ezek 34:6 (|| כָּלגִּֿבְעָה רָמָה) 2Chr 18:16.
  h. grazing-places for cattle בְּהֵמוֺת בְּהַרֲרֵיאָֿ֑לֶףPs 50:10 (read אֵל for אלף Ol Bi Che), compare יְתוּר הָרִים Job 39:8 of pasture of wild ass; also (si vera lectio) בּוּל הָרִים Job 40:20, i.e. mountains as furnishing food for hippopotamus; see further Song 4:6; Song 8:14; Prov 27:25.
  i. as place of field and vineyards 2Chr 26:10 (opposed to שְׁפֵלָה, מִישׁוֺר) Isa 7:25 see also הַמַּצְמִיחַ הָרִים חָצִיר Ps 147:8 compare Hag 1:11 figurative Ps 72:3 (|| גְּבָעוֺת); in promise יִטְּפוּ הֶהָרִים עָסִיס וְהַגְּבָעוֺת תֵּלַכְנָה חָלָב Joel 4:18 compare Amos 9:13
  j. as kindled into flame (i.e. their forests; in simile) Ps 83:15.
  k. as scene of massacre, (figurative) Isa 34:3 melting with blood; as place of battle array, height 1Sam 17:3 (twice in verse).
1. as places of illicit worship Isa 65:7 (|| גְּבָעוֺת) compare Jer 3:6 & apparently vJer 3:25 (|| id.) so הַרגָּֿבֹהַּ וְנִשָּׂא Isa 57:7, הֶהָרִים הָרָמִים Deut 12:2 (|| הַגְּבָעוֺת); but Ezek 18:6; Ezek 18:15 read perhaps הַדָּם for הרים compare RSK 310 & Ezek 33:25. masculine in various combinations צַד הָהָר 1Sam 23:26 (twice in verse); 2Sam 13:34 side of the mountain, צֵלַע הָהָר 2Sam 16:13 id.; מֹץ הָרִים Isa 17:13 chaff of mountains; זֶרֶם הָרִים Job 24:8 mountain-shower; צֵל הֶהָרִים Judg 9:36 shadow of the mountains; מִבֵּין שְׁנֵי הָרִים וְהֶהָרִים הָרֵי נְחשֶׁת Zech 6:1 top of mountain usually ראֹשׁ הָהָר Num 14:40; Num 14:44; 1Sam 26:13; 2Kgs 1:9 as place for beacon Isa 30:17 (|| גִּבְעָה), (compare הַרנִֿשְׁפֶּה Isa 13:2 & נְשׂאֹנֵֿס הָרִים Isa 18:3), ראֹשׁ הֶהָרִים Isa 2:2 = Mic 4:1, ראֹשׁ הָרִים Isa 42:11 (|| סֶלַע as dwelling-place) see also Ps 72:16 רָאשֵׁי הֶהָרִים Gen 8:5 as lurking-places for ambuscade Judg 9:25; Judg 9:36, placesfor altars Ezek 6:13 (|| גִּבְעָה רָמָה), for sacrifice Hos 4:13 (|| הַגְּבָעוֺת); ראֹשׁ הָהָר Josh 15:8 = mountain-ridge, compare vJosh 15:9; Judg 16:3 תּוֺעֲפוֺת הָרִים Ps 95:4 foundations of mountains מוֺסְדֵי הָרִים Deut 32:22; Ps 18:8 (|| מוֺסְדוֺת הַשָּׁמַיִם 2Sam 22:8); compare לְקִצְבֵי הָרִים יָרַדְתִּי Jonah 2:7. noun in figure uses: תָּדוּשׁ הָרִים וְתָדֹק וּגְבָעוֺת כַּמֹּץ תָּשִׂים Isa 41:15 figurative of Israel's overcoming its foes; יִתְנַגְּפוּ רַגְלֵיכֶם עַלהָֿרֵי נָ֑שֶׁף Jer 13:16 of encountering hopeless calamities; הֶהָרִים Isa 54:10 as less permanent & changeless than Yahweh's kindness (|| גְּבָעוֺת); הַר הַמַּשְׁחִית Jer 51:25 & הַר שְׂרֵפָה vJer 51:25 figurative of Babylon.
2. hill-country, mountain-region,
  a. opposed to plain, etc.: — dwelling-place of Canaanites, הָהָר Num 13:17; Num 13:29 (of promised land; opposed to אֶרֶץ הַנֶּגֶב, הַיָּם & יַדהַֿיַּרְדֵּן); בָּֽעֲרָבָה בָּהָר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָה וּבַנֶּגֶב וּבְחוֺף הַיָּם Deut 1:7 בָּהָר וּבָֽעֲרָבָה נֶגֶב כִּנְַּרוֺת וּבַשְּׁפֵלָה וּבְנָפוֺת דּוֺר מִיָּם Josh 11:2 בָּהָר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָה וּבָֽעֲרָבָה וּבָֽאֲשֵׁדוֺת וּבַמִּדְבָּר וּבַנֶּגֶב Josh 12:8 compare Josh 9:1; Josh 10:40; Judg 1:9 הָהָר indefinite (the hill-country, the mountains, in general) 2Chr 2:1 (place for hewing wood) so v.2Chr 2:17; Neh 8:15 (place for cutting boughs), etc.
  b. of a particular mountain-region, hill-country: הַר הָאֱמֹרִי Deut 1:7 (compare vDeut 1:7) vDeut 1:19 (compare vDeut 1:24), also Josh 10:6 of Amalekites Judg 12:15 of Ephraim Josh 17:15; Josh 19:50; Josh 20:7; Josh 21:21; Josh 24:30; Josh 24:33; Judg 3:27; Judg 4:5; Judg 7:24; Judg 9:48; Judg 17:1 + 6 t. Judg 17; 1Sam 1:1; 1Sam 9:4; 1Sam 14:22; 2Sam 20:21; 1Kgs 4:8; 1Kgs 12:25; 2Kgs 5:22; 1Chr 6:52; 2Chr 13:4; 2Chr 15:8; 2Chr 19:4; Jer 4:15; Jer 31:6 Ephraim and Gilead Jer 50:19 (compare also (ה)הר Josh 17:16; Josh 17:18; Judg 3:27); of Israel Josh 11:16; Josh 11:21, cf. הָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Ezek 6:2; Ezek 19:9; Ezek 33:28; Ezek 34:13; Ezek 35:12 הָרֵי מְרוֺם יִשְׂרָאֵל Ezek 17:23; Ezek 20:40 (|| הַרקָֿדְשִׁי) Ezek 34:14 עָרֵי הָהָר i.e. in mountain-country Deut 2:37 (of Ammonites), Jer 32:44; Jer 33:13 hill-country of Judah Josh 11:21; Josh 15:48; Josh 18:12; Josh 20:7; Josh 21:11; 2Chr 21:11 (הָרֵי יהודה) 2Chr 27:4 abode of Jebusites Josh 11:3.

הַרֲרִי, הֲרָרִי, הַרֲרָם, הַרֲרִי, הֲרָרֶיהָ see הר.

mount, mountains, mountain, hill, hills, …
har
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
  • hill, mountain, hill country, mount

וּ בַ שְּׁפֵלָ֗ה
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בַ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
שְּׁפֵלָ֗ה
Root word valley, vale, plain, plains, valleys, …
Dictionary form: שְׁפֵלָה · sheh-pay-LAW

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

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and in the valleys
and in the valley ×3 and in the valleys ×2 are in the vale ×2 and in the vale ×1 and of the vale ×1 and the plain ×1 and the valley ×1 and the valley of the same ×1
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lowland — Most natural modern term for this geographic region.
foothills — Emphasizes transitional terrain between highland and plain.
low country — Modernized KJV rendering; fits broader, flatter landscapes.
valley — Generic; use when elevation contrast is the key idea.
plain — Suits wide, open stretches of low-lying terrain.
coastal plain — Contextually precise when the Shephelah's western location matters.

BDB8969 H8219

BDB8968 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8970

שְׁפֵלָה noun feminine lowland; — always absolute ׳שׁ with article, except suffix שְׁפֵלָתֹה Josh 11:16 — lowland:

1. usually technical term of strip west of Judaean mountains (on exact limits see GASmGeogr. 201 ff.; Expos. Dec. 1896, 404 f. BuhlGeogr. 104 DrHast. DB iii. 892 f.): almost always distinguished from הָהָר and הַנֶּגֶב, sometimes from הָעֲרָבָה, in Deut 1:7; Josh 9:1 (RD), also from חוֺף הַיָּם, compare Josh 10:40; Josh 12:8 (both RD), Judg 1:9 (perhaps RD, compare Bu GFM), Josh 15:33 (P), Jer 17:26; Jer 32:44; Jer 33:13; Obad 1:19; Zech 7:7; 2Chr 26:10 (distinguished from הַמִּישׁוֺר, table-land east of Jordan); region of sycomores 1Kgs 10:27 = 2Chr 1:15; 2Chr 9:27; 1Chr 27:28.
2. of lowland (near coast) north of Carmel Josh 11:2 west of mountains of Ephraim vJosh 11:16 (both RD).

valley, vale, plain, plains, valleys, …
šĕpēlâ
Lowland, i.e., (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine
  • lowland, valley
    • lowland
      • strip west of Judean mountains (technical term)
        • the Shephelah
        strip near coast north of Carmel

וּ בָֽ עֲרָבָה֙
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בָֽ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
עֲרָבָה֙
Root word plain, plains, desert, wilderness, arabah, …
Dictionary form: עֲרָבָה · uh-raw-BAW

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

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and in the plains
in the plains ×13 of the plain ×8 the plain ×5 in the desert ×4 in the plain ×3 the plains ×2 the wilderness ×2 and a desert ×1
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steppe — Best general term for arid, flat, open terrain.
desert plain — Combines flatness and aridity; good for narrative prose.
lowland — Emphasizes elevation and geography over dryness.
wasteland — Highlights desolation; suits poetic or judgement contexts.
arid valley — Useful when a specific valley depression is in view.
Arabah — Retain as proper noun for the specific Jordan Rift region.

BDB6361 H6160

BDB6360 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6362

I. עֲרָבָה61 noun feminine desert-plain, steppe; — absolute ׳ע 2Sam 4:7 +, suffix עַרְבָתָהּ Isa 51:3 plural עֲרָבוֺת Jer 5:6; Ps 68:5, construct עַרְבוֺת 2Kgs 25:5 +, עַרְבֹת Jer 52:8 —

1. earliest use:
  a. arid steppe west of Dead Sea (in southern Judah) 1Sam 23:24, also Ezek 47:8; Isa 51:3, whence name ׳יָם הָע Josh 3:16 (JE) || יָם הַמֶּלַח), also 2Kgs 14:25; Deut 4:49, and (|| id.) Deut 3:17; Josh 12:3 (D); נַחַל הָעֲרָבָה Amos 6:14 must be east of Dead Sea, si vera lectio, but read probably מִצְרַיִם ׳נ see נַחַל.
  b. Jordan-valley west of river + adjacent plain; near ford (opposite Jericho) 2Sam 2:29, compare Josh 8:14 (JE); also Deut 11:30; 2Kgs 25:4 = Jer 39:4 = Jer 52:7 — 2Sam 15:28; 2Sam 17:16 see עֲבָרָה
  c. Jordan-valley east of river 2Sam 4:7.
2. in D:
  a. especially of east Jordan plain Deut 1:1 (probably) Josh 12:1; Josh 12:3, east half of Jordan-valley Deut 3:17; Deut 4:49 of entire Jordan-valley (between כִּנֶּרֶת and Dead Sea, modern El-Ghôr, the Depression) Deut 1:7; Josh 11:2; Josh 11:16 west Jordan plain only Josh 12:8 depression south of Dead Sea (modern Wady el-`Arabah) Deut 2:8.
3. in P always plural construct עַרְבוֺת מוֺאָב (east Jordan) Num 22:1 + 11 t. (see מוֺאָב); עְרֵחוֺ ׳ע (West Jordan) Josh 4:13; Josh 5:10, also 2Kgs 25:5 = Jer 39:5 = Jer 52:8.
4. apparently North Arabian desert Isa 40:3; Isa 41:19.
5. in general the steppe (often || מִדְבָּר), Jer 17:6; Jer 50:12; Isa 33:9; Isa 35:1; Isa 35:6; Job 24:5; Job 39:6; Ps 68:5 זְאֵב עֲרָבוֺת Jer 5:6 (figurative of invader); compare description of Exodus אֶרֶץ עֲרָבָה וְשׁוּחָה Jer 2:6 in simile, of a plain, of future land of Judah Zech 14:10. — See DrDeut 1:1 and references BuhlGeogr. 111.

עַרְבָתִי see בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה

plain, plains, desert, wilderness, arabah, …
ʿărābâ
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
  • desert plain, steppe, desert, wilderness

וּ בָ ֣אֲשֵׁד֔וֹת
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בָ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
֣אֲשֵׁד֔וֹת
Root word ashdoth-pisgah, springs
Dictionary form: אֲשֵׁדָה · uh-shay-DAW

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

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: and in the springs
ashdoth-pisgah ×2 and ashdoth-pisgah ×1 and in the springs ×1 and of the springs ×1 the springs ×1
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slopes — Best for mountain-side terrain contexts; most natural modern term.
ravines — Emphasizes the carved, descending channel aspect.
hillside streams — Highlights water flowing down a slope; vivid and concrete.
outpourings — Captures the sense of water rushing downward; more figurative.
cascades — Evokes fast-moving downhill water; slightly elevated register.
watercourses — Neutral, geographical term for channels on a slope.

BDB802 H794

BDB801 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB803

[אֲשֵׁדָה] noun feminine foundation, (mountain-) slope (compare above) — only plural absolute אֲשֵׁדוֺת Josh 10:40; Josh 12:8 construct אַשְׁדּוֺת Josh 12:3; Josh 13:20 אַשְׁדֹּת Deut 3:17; Deut 4:49 — mountain-slopes Josh 10:40 ׳ההר והנגב והשׁפלה והא; Josh 12:8 (|| id. + מדבר); elsewhere defined ׳תַּחַת א הַפִּסְגָּה Deut 3:17; Deut 4:49; Josh 12:3 compare Josh 13:20.

ashdoth-pisgah, springs
ʾăšēdâ
a ravine
  • foundation, slope

וּ בַ מִּדְבָּ֖ר
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בַ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
מִּדְבָּ֖ר
Root word wilderness, desert, south, speech
Dictionary form: מִדְבָּר · mid-BAWR

בַ
Hidden "the" בַ = 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: and in the wilderness
in the wilderness ×99 the wilderness ×26 of the wilderness ×23 wilderness ×12 into the wilderness ×11 them in the wilderness ×8 through the wilderness ×7 to the wilderness ×7
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wilderness — Modernized KJV standard; retains theological and literary resonance.
desert — Emphasizes aridity and barrenness; good for arid landscape contexts.
wasteland — Stresses desolation and uninhabitability; stronger negative tone.
uninhabited land — Neutral and descriptive; clarifies absence of settlement.
open country — Less dramatic; suits passages about pasture or open terrain.
badlands — Vivid and contemporary; best for harsh, rugged terrain contexts.

BDB1829 H4057

BDB1828 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1830

I. [מִדְבָּר] noun masculine mouth, as organ of speech, — מִדְבָּרֵךְ נָאוֶה thy mouth is lovely Song 4:3 || שִׁפְתוֺתַיִךְ, ᵐ5 λαλιά, Jerome eloquium.

BDB1830 H4057

BDB1829 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1831

II. מִדְבָּר270 noun masculine wilderness — Deut 32:10 +; with ה locative מִדְבָּ֫רָה Josh 18:12 + 15 t.; construct Exod 15:22 +; מִדְבַּ֫רָה 1Kgs 19:15 suffix מִדְבָּרָהּ Isa 51:3 —

1. tracts of land, used for the pasturage of flocks and herds, דָּֽשְׁאוּ נְאוֺת מִדְבָּר the pastures of the wilderness put forth green grass Joel 2:22 ׳מ ׳יִרְעֲפוּ נ the pastures of the wilderness drop (fertility) Ps 65:13 ׳מ ׳יָָֽבְשׁוּ נ are dried up Jer 23:10, compare Jer 9:9; Joel 1:19; Joel 1:20.
2. uninhabited land, מִדְבָּר לֹאאָֿדָם בּוֺ wilderness in which is no man Job 38:26 the abode of pelicans Ps 102:7 wild asses Job 24:5; Jer 2:24 jackals Mal 1:3 ostriches Lam 4:3 מִייִֿתְּנֵנִי בַמִּדְבָּר מְלוֺן אֹרְחִים וְֶ˜אעֶזְבָה אֶתעַֿמִּי O that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfarers, that I might leave my people Jer 9:1 טוֺב שֶׁבֶת בְּאֶרֶץ מִדְבָּר better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious woman Prov 21:19 בְּאֶרֶץ מִדְבָּר וּבְתֹהוּ יְלֵל יְשִׁמֹן in a desert land, and in a waste howling wilderness Deut 32:10.
3. large tracts of such land bearing various names, in certain districts of which there might be towns and cities: יִשְׂאוּ מִדְבָּר וְעָרָיו חֲצֵרִים תֵּשֵׁב קֵדָר let the wilderness and its cities lift up (their voice), the villages that Kedar doth inhabit Isa 42:11. There were six cities in the wilderness of Judah Josh 15:61; Josh 15:62 הַמִּדְבָּר usually = wilderness of the wanderings Gen 14:6; Num 14:16; Num 14:29; Num 14:32; Num 14:33 (twice in verse) +, or the great Arabian desert Judg 11:22 +; but may also refer to any other Song 3:6; Song 8:5. Special tracts — (a) of the wilderness of the wandering were שׁוּר ׳מ Exod 15:22, סיןExod 16:1 +, סיני Exod 19:1 +, פארן Num 13:26 +, צן Num 20:1 +, קדשׁ Ps 29:8, אתם Num 33:8 (b) in West Palestine יהודה ׳מ Judg 1:16; Ps 63:1 compare Josh 15:61, מעוֺן 1Sam 23:24; 1Sam 23:25, זיף 1Sam 23:15; 1Sam 26:2, באר שׁבע Gen 21:14, עין גדי 1Sam 24:2, תקוע 2Chr 20:20, ירואל 2Chr 20:16, גבעון 2Sam 2:24 (c) in Eastern Palestine מואב Deut 2:8, אדום 2Kgs 3:8, קדמות Deut 2:26.
4. figurative וְשַׂמְתִּיהָ כַמִּדְבָּר וְשַׁתִּהָ כְּאֶרֶץ צִיָּה and (lest I) make her as a wilderness and set her like a dry land Hos 2:5 הֲמִדְבָּר הָיִיתִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל have I been a wilderness to Israel ? Jer 2:31.

wilderness, desert, south, speech
midbār
a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); also speech (including its organs)
  • wilderness
    • pasture
      • "uninhabited land, wilderness"large tracts of wilderness (around cities)"wilderness (figuratively)
    mouth
    • mouth (as organ of speech)

וּ בַ נֶּ֑גֶב
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בַ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
נֶּ֑גֶב
Root word south, southward, side, country
Dictionary form: נֶגֶב · neh-ɡEB

בַ
Hidden "the" בַ = 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: and in the south country
of the south ×20 the south ×16 southward ×13 from the south ×5 on the south ×5 and the south ×4 in the south ×4 toward the south ×4
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south — Most versatile; works as noun, adjective, or direction.
southern region — Best when referring to a geographic area or territory.
Negev — Use when the specific desert region of Israel is meant.
southward — Prefer for directional movement or orientation.
southern side — Ideal for boundary or architectural descriptions.
arid south — Captures the dry, desert nuance of the term's landscape.

BDB4961 H5045

BDB4960 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4962

נֶ֫גֶב noun [masculine]] south-country, Negeb, south (compare LagBN 78); — ׳נ absolute Gen 20:1 +; construct Josh 11:2 +; נֶ֫גְבָּה Gen 13:14 +; —

1. south-country, i.e.
  a. specifically the region south of Judah, boundaries not exactly defined (see cities in it Josh 15:21-32), but with from hills south of Hebron to Kadesh, ׳אֶרֶץ הַנּ Gen 20:1 (E), Gen 24:62 (J), Num 13:29 (JE), Judg 1:15; Josh 15:19 almost = proper name ׳הַנּ, הַנֶּ֫גְבָּה, Gen 12:9; Gen 13:1; Num 13:17; Num 13:22; Num 21:1 (all J), Deut 34:3 (JE), Deut 1:7; Josh 10:40; Josh 11:16; Josh 12:8 (all D), Num 33:40; Josh 15:21 (both P), Judg 1:9; 1Sam 20:41 (but read הָאַרְגָּב, i.e. the mound ᵐ5 (ἀργαβ) Th We Klo Dr Kit Bu HPS), Jer 13:19; Jer 17:26; Jer 32:44; Jer 33:13; Zech 7:7; Obad 1:20; Ps 126:4 (simile), Ezek 21:3a (= Judah); ׳נ (no article) Gen 13:3 (J), 1Sam 30:1; Isa 30:6 (compare Di); of particular districts in the Negeb: עֲרָד ׳נ Judg 1:16 (compare GFM), יהוּדָה ׳נ etc. 1Sam 27:10 (3 t. in verse) (compare Dr), 1Sam 30:14 (twice in verse); 2Sam 24:7; 2Chr 28:18 see also Zech 14:10 ׳רָמַת נ Josh 19:8, ׳רָמוֺת נ 1Sam 30:27 collective with plural verb = people of south-land Obad 1:19.
  b. land south of Babylon Isa 21:1 (compare Di).
  c. = Egypt Dan 11:5; Dan 11:6; Dan 11:9; Dan 11:14; Dan 11:15; Dan 11:25 (twice in verse); Dan 11:29; Dan 11:40 (see Meinh Bev Behrm, compare vDan 11:43).
2. hence south (opposed to north, east, west) Gen 13:14; Gen 28:14 (both J), Josh 17:10 (P), 1Kgs 7:25 = 2Chr 4:4; 1Chr 9:24; 1Chr 26:15; 1Chr 26:17 (compare v1Chr 26:14 v1Chr 26:16 v1Chr 26:18), Ezek 21:3b; Ezek 21:9; Dan 8:4; Dan 8:9, further 1Kgs 7:39; Zech 14:4 פְּאַת נֶ֫גְבָּה תֵּימָ֫נָה Exod 26:18, compare Exod 27:9; Exod 36:23; Exod 38:9; Exod 40:24 (of south side of tabernacle); ׳שַׁ֫עַר נ Ezek 46:9 (twice in verse); ׳פְּאַת נ south side or border Num 34:3; Num 35:5; Josh 18:15 (all P), Ezek 47:19, cf vEzek 47:19; Ezek 48:16; Ezek 48:28; Ezek 48:33 ׳גְּבוּל נ south boundary Num 34:3; Josh 15:2; Josh 15:4; Josh 18:19 (all P), compare מִנֶּ֫גֶב לְ (הַגְּבוּל) on the south of Num 34:4 (twice in verse); Josh 15:3 (לְ ׳אֶלמִֿנּ), vJosh 15:3 vJosh 15:7; Josh 18:3 (all P), Judg 21:19 ׳מִנּ absolute on the south Josh 18:5 (JE), Josh 19:34 (P), 1Sam 14:5; Ezek 40:2 ׳כֶּ֫תֶף הַיְבוּסִי מִנּ Josh 15:8, compare Josh 18:13; Josh 18:16 (all P); נֶ֫גְבָּה Josh 15:1; Josh 15:2; Josh 18:14 (twice in verse); Josh 18:19 (all P), 2Chr 4:10; Ezek 21:2 (Co; HCT נגב) Ezek 48:10; Ezek 48:17 נֶ֫גְבָּה לְ Josh 17:9 (P). — For בִּנְּרוֺת ׳נ Josh 11:2 read נֶגֶד (ᵐ5 Di).

BDB7736 H68 H5045

BDB7735 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7737

אַרְגָּב noun masculine heap, mound (probably); — so read 1Sam 20:19 (for אבן), v1Sam 20:41 (for ננב), ᵐ5 (αρ σαβ, ερσαβ), Th We Klo Dr Kit Bu HPS.

south, southward, side, country
negeb
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
  • south-country, Nekeb, south
    • south-country
      • region of southern Judah, boundaries not specific
      south

הַֽ חִתִּי֙
הַֽ
Prefix — article the
חִתִּי֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("The hittites")
Dictionary form: חִתִּי · hit-TEE

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, absolute state a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: the hittites
the hittite ×20 and the hittites ×7 of the hittites ×5 the hittites ×5 and the hittite ×4 hittites ×2 an hittite ×1 and hittites ×1
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Hittite — Standard singular form; use for individuals or as adjective.
Hittites — Standard plural; most common contextual rendering.
a Hittite — Indefinite singular; use when introducing one person.
the Hittite people — Collective; emphasizes ethnic or national group identity.
Hittite people — Collective without article; suits general or summary statements.

BDB3242 H2850

BDB3241 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3243

חִתִּי adjective and name, of a people Hittite(s) (Egyptian –-tá, –etá W Max MüllAsien u. Europa, 319 ff.; Assyrian –atti, SchrKG 192 ff. COT on Gen 10:19 DlPa, 269 ff.; Tel el-Amarna –atti, –atta BezTel el Amarn. Brit. Mus. 150) — masculine always with article הַחִתִּי Gen 23:10; Exod 3:8 +; feminine חִתִּית Ezek 16:3; Ezek 16:45 masculine plural הַחִתִּים Josh 1:4 + 3 t.; feminine plural חִתִּיֹּת 1Kgs 11:1 —

1. adjective , of seller of Machpelah to Abraham, עֶפְרוֺן הַחִתִּי Gen 23:10; Gen 49:29; Gen 49:30; Gen 50:13 עֶפְרֹן בֶּןצֹֿחַר ׳הַח Gen 25:9 (all P); of fathers of Esau's wives בְּאֵרִי ׳הַח Gen 26:34 ׳אֵילוֺן הַח vGen 26:34; Gen 36:2 (all P); also of warriors of David, ׳אֲחִימֶלֶךְ הַח 1Sam 26:6, and especially ׳אוּרִיָּה הַח 2Sam 11:3; 2Sam 11:6; 2Sam 11:17; 2Sam 11:21; 2Sam 11:24; 2Sam 12:9; 2Sam 12:10; 2Sam 23:39; 1Kgs 15:5; 1Chr 11:41 feminine singular = substantive, only of (religious) ancestry of Jerusalem Ezek 16:3 thy father was the Amorite, and thy mother was a Hittite woman חִתִּית, similarly vEzek 16:45 feminine plural = substantive of Solomon's foreign wives, חִתִּיֹּת 1Kgs 11:1 Hittite women (+ מוֺאֲבִיּוֺת, עַמּוֺנִיּוֺת, אֲדֹמִיֹּת, צֵדְנִיֹּת).
2. n. usually
  a. collective הַחִתִּי the Hittites: in lists of Canaanitish peoples Gen 15:20 (JE), Exod 3:8; Exod 3:11 (both J), Exod 13:5; Exod 23:23; Exod 23:28; Exod 33:2; Exod 34:11; Num 13:29; Josh 3:10 (all J E), Deut 7:1; Deut 20:17; Josh 9:1; Josh 12:8; Josh 24:11 (all D); read also for הַחִוִּי Judg 3:3 (so We Mey BuUrg 350); in Josh 11:3 (D) strike out הַחִתִּי We Mey Bul.c., and read then הַחִתִּי for הַחִוִּי vb (so ᵐ5, not ᵐ5L); further 1Kgs 9:20 = 2Chr 8:7; Ezra 9:1; Neh 9:8.
  b. plural ׃הַחִתִּים כֹּל אֶרֶץ הַחִתִּים Josh 1:4 (D) nearly = land of Canaanites; ׳ארץ הַח specifically of northern home of Hittites Judg 1:26 so also 2Sam 24:6 where read אֶרֶץ הַחִתִּים קֵ֫דְשָׁה (for ᵑ0 תחתים חָדְשִׁי, see חָדְשִׁי, קֵדֶשׁ); מַלְכֵי הַחִתִּים 1Kgs 10:29 = 2Chr 1:17 (both + מַלְכֵי אֲרָם), 2Kgs 7:6 (+ מַלְכֵי מִצְרַיִם, both feared by אֲרָם). Hence it appears that הַחִתִּי (םׅ had their proper seat in the north — where also they were encountered by Assyrians from time of Tiglath-Pileser I (see Schr Dl1. c.), and by Egyptians from time of Tutmes III (see W Max Müll.l.c.) — (compare also Judg 3:3; Josh 11:3 above), but that individual Hittites were known in Israel (compare, besides 1Sam 2:6; 2Sam 11:3 etc., 1Kgs 9:20 above); that the Hittites were regarded (by J E D) as one of the peoples of Canaan, and that the name even came to be used in more general sense for Canaanites. Only in P do they appear as having a definite settlement in the south, and are designated by בְּנֵיחֵֿת (see חֵת), as well as by the adjective הַחִתִּי.

hittite, hittites
ḥittî
descendant of Heth
a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth
  • the nation descended from Heth, the 2nd son of Canaan; once inhabitants of central Anatolia (modern Turkey), later in north Lebanon

הָֽ אֱמֹרִ֔י
הָֽ
Prefix — article the
אֱמֹרִ֔י
Root word a name — transliterate it ("The amorites")
Dictionary form: אֱמֹרִי · eh-moh-REE

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, absolute state a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: the amorites
of the amorites ×38 the amorites ×17 and the amorites ×13 the amorite ×6 and the amorite ×2 of the amorite ×2 against you the amorites ×1 also and the amorite ×1
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Amorite — Standard singular form; use for individual or adjectival contexts.
Amorites — Standard plural; most common in narrative and lists.
Amorite people — Emphasizes collective ethnic identity of the group.
Amorite nation — Highlights political or territorial dimension of the group.

BDB564 H567

BDB563 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB565

אֱמֹרִי proper name, masculine collective (construed as plural Deut 3:9 + 5 t.) Amorites (perhaps = mountain-dwellers, compare Num 13:29; Deut 1:7; Deut 1:19f. etc. & Di Gen 10:16 and elsewhere)

**meaning mountain-dwellers very dubious; on ׳א = Egyptian 'A-ma-ra see WMMAs.u.Eur.229ff., = Tel Amarna and Assyrian Amurru, see WklTelAm. 36* JastrEB CANAAN, § 10 SayHast.DB AMORITES and others; compare also GFMJudg 4:5 DrDt l.7 GrayNum 13:29. — always with article, except Num 21:29; Ezek 16:45.
1. called son of Canaan Gen 10:16 (J) 1Chr 1:14 =
2. a chief people dispossessed by Hebrews; (a) living east of Jordan Num 21:13 (twice in verse); Num 21:25 + 9 t. Numbers + Josh 24:8 (all E), compare Josh 2:10; Josh 9:10 (JE) Deut 1:4; Deut 3:2; Deut 3:9 + 7 t. D; also Judg 10:8; Judg 10:11; Judg 11:19; Judg 11:21; Judg 11:23 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 4:19; Ps 135:11; Ps 136:19 (Sihon their king Num 21:1 +; Sihon & Og Deut 3:8 + ); (b) living west of Jordan Josh 10:5; Josh 10:6; Josh 24:12; Josh 24:15; Josh 24:18 (all E), compare Josh 7:7 (JE); Josh 5:1; Josh 10:12 (both D; compare also Josh 13:4, q. strike out Di) Judg 1:34; Judg 1:35; Judg 1:36; Judg 6:10; 1Kgs 21:26; 2Kgs 21:11 compare 1Sam 21:2 (c) living in south Deut 1:7; Deut 1:19; Deut 1:20; Deut 1:27; Deut 1:44 compare Gen 14:7 (west of Dead Sea); (d) in general = ancient inhabitants of Canaan Gen 15:16 (J or R) Gen 48:22 (E) Amos 2:9; Amos 2:10 (e) named in list of Canaanitish peoples, to be dispossessed by Israel Exod 3:8; Exod 3:17; Exod 13:5; Exod 33:2; Exod 34:11; Josh 3:10; Josh 9:1 (all J); Deut 7:1; Deut 20:17; Josh 11:3; Josh 12:8 (all D); Exod 23:23; Num 13:29; Josh 24:11 (all E); Judg 3:5; 1Kgs 9:20; 2Chr 8:7; Ezra 9:1; Neh 9:8 compare Ezek 16:3; Ezek 16:45 (on these lists compare BuUrgesch 344 ff. & WeJBTh xxi. 602.)
3. adjective, of a people singular Gen 14:13; Deut 2:24.

amorites, amorite
ʾĕmōrî
a sayer
an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
  • one of the peoples of east Canaan and beyond the Jordan, dispossessed by the Israelite incursion from Egypt

וְ הַֽ כְּנַעֲנִי֙
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַֽ
Prefix — article the
כְּנַעֲנִי֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And the canaanites")
Dictionary form: כְּנַעַנִי · keh-na-ah-NEE

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, absolute state a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: and the canaanites
the canaanites ×24 of the canaanites ×12 and the canaanites ×8 the canaanite ×6 but the canaanites ×5 and the canaanite ×3 against the canaanites ×2 of a canaanitish woman ×2
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Canaanite — Standard modern rendering for the people or individual.
person of Canaan — Useful when ethnic or geographic origin needs emphasis.
Canaanite woman — Use for feminine forms; clarifies gender explicitly.
merchant — Secondary meaning; fits trade/commerce contexts (cf. Zech 14:21).
trader — Contemporary alternative to 'merchant' in commercial passages.
native of Canaan — Highlights indigenous status; good for land-possession contexts.

BDB4095 H3669

BDB4094 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4096

I. כְּנַעֲנִי adjective and name, of a people of I. כְּנַעַן; — usually masculine singular (הַ)כְּנַעֲנִי Gen 38:2; Num 21:1 +; feminine singular הַכְּנַעֲנִית Gen 46:10 = Exod 6:15; 1Chr 2:3 masculine plural (הַ)כְּנַעֲנִים Obad 1:20; Neh 9:24 —

1. adjective ׳אִישׁ כ Gen 38:2 (J).
2. with article as substantive, a. of individual, ׳מֶלֶךְעֲֿרָדהַכּ Num 21:1 (J) and hence Num 33:40 (P or R); feminine הַכְּנַעֲנִיתּ Gen 46:10 = Exod 6:15 (P) בַּתשֿׁוּעַ הַכְּנַעֲנִית 1Chr 2:3.
  b. usually collective (with article) of pre-Israel in-habitants of כְּנַעַן (q. v.) Gen 12:6; Gen 24:3; Gen 24:37; Gen 50:11 (all J), Num 21:3 (J), Josh 13:3 (D), Judg 1:1; Judg 1:3; Judg 1:9; Judg 1:10; Judg 1:17, many of whom continued to live in the midst of Israel, vJudg 1:27 vJudg 1:28 vJudg 1:29 vJudg 1:29 vJudg 1:30 vJudg 1:32 vJudg 1:33; Josh 16:10 (twice in verse); Josh 17:12; Josh 17:13; Josh 17:16; Josh 17:18 (all J E), 1Kgs 9:16 plural only Obad 1:20, and ישְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִים Neh 9:24 ׳מִשְׁפְּחוֺת הַכּ Gen 10:18, ׳גְּבוּל הַכּ vGen 10:19 (both J), ׳אֶרֶץ הַכּ Exod 13:11 (JE), Ezek 16:3 often of part of the inhabitants, וְכָל ישְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ ׳הַכּ Josh 7:9 (JE), Deut 11:30 with other proper name, of a people, + הַפְּרִזִּי Gen 13:7; Gen 34:30 (both J), Judg 1:4; Judg 1:5, + הָאֱמֹרִי Deut 1:7; Josh 5:1; Josh 13:4 (all D); + הַחִוִּי 2Sam 24:7 + עֲמָלֵקִ (יׅ Num 14:25; Num 14:43; Num 14:45 especially in the list of peoples dispossessed by Israel, Gen 15:21; Exod 3:8; Exod 3:17; Exod 13:5; Exod 23:23; Exod 23:28; Exod 33:2; Exod 34:11; Num 13:29 (׳הַכּ dwelling by the sea and along Jordan [compare Deut 1:7; Deut 11:30; Josh 5:1; Josh 11:3; Josh 13:4]; all these J E), Deut 7:1; Deut 20:17; Josh 3:10; Josh 9:1; Josh 11:3; Josh 12:8; Josh 24:11 (all J E D), Judg 3:3; Judg 3:5 hence Ezra 9:1; Neh 9:8. compare DrDt. p. 11, 13 f., 97, 133.

BDB4096 H3669

BDB4095 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4097

II. כְּנַעֲנִי noun masculine trader, merchant (compare II. כְּנַעַן); only singular (but see below): — עוֺד ׳וְלֹא יִהְיֶה כ׳בְּבֵית י Zech 14:21 (probably); ׳וַחֲגוֺר נָָֽתְנָה לַכּ Prov 31:24 (|| סָדִין עָֽשְׂתָה וַתִּמְכֹּר).

**plural suffix כִּנְעָנֶיהָ (si vera lectio) Isa 23:8 (|| סֹחֲרֶיהָ). In Zech 11:7; Zech 11:11 read perhaps (לִ)כְנַעֲנִיֵּי for (לָ)כֵן עֲנִיֵּי, ᵐ5 Ξαναναῖοι, Ξαναανῖτιν, StaZAW, 1881. 26 (who compare as to sense Hos 12:8), compare Klo We Marti.

canaanites, canaanite, canaanitess, canaanitish, merchant, …
kĕnaʿanî
zealous
a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan
  • (adj) descendant of inhabitant of Canaan
    • "(n) descendant or inhabitant of Canaan"a merchant, trader

הַ פְּרִזִּ֔י
הַ
Prefix — article the
פְּרִזִּ֔י
Root word a name — transliterate it ("The perizzites")
Dictionary form: פְּרִזִּי · peh-ridz-ZEE

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, absolute state a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: the perizzites
and the perizzites ×12 and the perizzite ×4 the perizzites ×3 and perizzites ×1 of the perizzites ×1 perizzites ×1 the perizzite ×1
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Perizzite — Standard singular form for one member of this people.
Perizzites — Standard plural; use for the group collectively.
the Perizzite people — Clarifies ethnic-group status for general audiences.
Perizzite clan — Emphasizes tribal or kinship structure in context.

BDB6772 H6522

BDB6771 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6773

פְּרִזִּי23 adjective, of a people Perizzite (possibly, but not certainly, connected with above √); — only ׳הַפּ as proper name collective ὁ (οἱ) Φερεζαῖος (‐αῖοι), of ancient inhabitants of Canaan, + הַכְּנַעֲנִי [q. v.] Gen 13:7; Gen 34:30 (J), Judg 1:4; Judg 1:5 also in list of peoples dispossessed by Israel Gen 15:20; Exod 3:8 + 17 t.

perizzites, perizzite
pĕrizzî
belonging to a village
a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
  • a people who inhabited southern Canaan prior to the conquest

הַ ֽחִוִּ֖י
הַ
Prefix — article the
ֽחִוִּ֖י
Root word a name — transliterate it ("The hivites")
Dictionary form: חִוִּי · hih-WEE

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, absolute state a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: the hivites
and the hivites ×8 the hivite ×5 the hivites ×5 and the hivite ×3 and hivites ×1 and to the hivite ×1 hivites ×1 of the hivites ×1
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Hivite — Standard singular form; use for individuals or adjective.
Hivites — Standard plural; most common contextual need.
Hivite people — Emphasizes collective ethnic identity of the group.
Hivite clan — Highlights tribal/clan structure in anthropological contexts.
Hivite nation — Stresses political or national dimension of the group.

BDB2597 H2340

BDB2596 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2598

חִוִּי adjective, of a people ( = villagers ?) —

1. שְׁכֶם ׳בֶּןחֲֿמוֺר הַח Gen 34:2 (P), compare ׳צִבְעוֺן הַח Gen 36:2 (but read rather הַחֹרִי Ol Di compare ᵐ5 Josh 9:7).
2. with article as proper name collective הַחִוִּי the Hivvites 'begotten' by Canaan Gen 10:17 = 1Chr 1:15 especially in list of Canaanite peoples displaced by Hebrews Exod 3:8; Exod 3:17; Exod 13:5; Exod 23:23; Exod 23:28; Exod 33:2; Exod 34:11; Deut 7:1; Deut 20:17; Josh 3:10; Josh 9:1; Josh 12:8; Josh 24:11 (all J E D), Judg 3:5; 1Kgs 9:20 = 2Chr 8:7 compare וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי ׳עָרֵי הַח 2Sam 24:7 (note מִבְצַרצֹֿר, צִידוֺן just preceding); applied specifically to Gibeonites Josh 9:7 (JE), Josh 11:19 (D). — In Josh 11:3; Judg 3:3 read probably הַחִתִּי for הַחִוִּי We Mey BuUrg 350 see (partly) ᵐ5, Dr on Deut 7:1.

hivites, hivite
ḥiwwî
villagers
a Chivvite, one of the indigenous tribes of Palestine
  • 6th generation of descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham, who were living in northern Canaan near Mount Hermon at the time of the conquest

וְ הַ יְבוּסִֽי
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַ
Prefix — article the
יְבוּסִֽי
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And the jebusites")
Dictionary form: יְבוּסִי · yeh-boo-SEE

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, absolute state a people-group name (like "Hittite")

In the KJV here: and the jebusites
and the jebusites ×12 the jebusite ×7 the jebusites ×7 and the jebusite ×5 and jebusites ×2 but the jebusites ×2 and jebusi ×1 as a jebusite ×1
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Jebusite — Standard singular form; use for one person or as adjective.
Jebusites — Standard plural; preferred for the people as a group.
the Jebusite people — Clarifies ethnic/national identity for general audiences.
Jebusite clan — Emphasizes tribal structure in early narrative contexts.
inhabitants of Jebus — Links to the city name; useful in Jerusalem-related passages.

BDB966 H2983

BDB965 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB967

יְבוּסִי, יְבֻסִי

1. adjective, of a people Jebusite, Jebusites, singular אורנה הַיְבֻסִי 2Sam 24:16; 2Sam 24:18 compare 1Chr 21:15; 1Chr 21:18; 1Chr 21:28; 2Chr 3:1 as substantive a Jebusite Zech 9:7 usually with article ׳הַי collective the Jebusites, in historical statement Gen 10:16 (J) = 1Chr 1:14; Num 13:29 (E) Josh 9:1; Josh 11:3; Josh 12:8; Josh 24:11 (all D) Judg 3:5; Neh 9:8, all in list of Canaanitish peoples; so also 1Kgs 9:20 = 2Chr 8:7, where remnant of these peoples referred to; also Ezra 9:1, which seems to shew that this list had become a standing expression for early inhabitants; compare further in promises (J E D) Gen 15:21; Exod 3:8; Exod 3:17; Exod 13:5; Exod 23:23; Exod 33:2; Exod 34:11; Deut 7:1; Deut 20:17; Josh 3:10 specifically defined as inhabitants of Jebus-Jerusalem Josh 15:63 (twice in verse) (J) Judg 1:21 (twice in verse); 2Sam 5:6; 2Sam 5:8 (on which compare Dr) 1Chr 11:4 (called also יוֺשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ 2Sam 5:6 & ישְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ 1Chr 11:4); see also עִיר הַיְבוּסִי הַזּאֹת Judg 19:11 whence
2. Jerusalem, Hexateuch only P, Josh 15:8 גֵּי בֶןהִֿנֹּם אֶלכֶּֿתֶף היבוסי מִנֶּגֶב הִיא יְרוּשָׁלָ֑םִ, compare Josh 18:16; Josh 18:28 וְהַיְבוּסִי הִיא יְרוּשָׁלַםִ. — compare כנען.

jebusites, jebusite, jebusi
yĕbûsî
descendants of Jebus
a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus
  • descendants of the 3rd son of Canaan who lived in or around the site of Jebus, the early name for Jerusalem

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
בָּהָ֣ר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה Revia — a lesser break וּבָֽעֲרָבָה֙ Pashta — a lesser break וּבָ֣אֲשֵׁד֔וֹת Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וּבַמִּדְבָּ֖ר Tipeha — a lesser break וּבַנֶּ֑גֶב Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here הַֽחִתִּי֙ Pashta — a lesser break הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ Pashta — a lesser break הַפְּרִזִּ֔י Zaqef Qatan — a strong break הַֽחִוִּ֖י Tipeha — a lesser break וְהַיְבוּסִֽי Silluq — end of the verse

בָּהָר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָה וּבָֽעֲרָבָה וּבָאֲשֵׁדוֹת וּבַמִּדְבָּר וּבַנֶּגֶב הַֽחִתִּי הָֽאֱמֹרִי וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי הַפְּרִזִּי הַֽחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃
8
In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
Cross References

Joshua 11:16

וַיִּקַּח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת-כָּל-הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת הָהָר וְאֶת-כָּל-הַנֶּגֶב וְאֵת כָּל-אֶרֶץ הַגֹּשֶׁן וְאֶת-הַשְּׁפֵלָה וְאֶת-הָֽעֲרָבָה וְאֶת-הַר יִשְׂרָאֵל וּשְׁפֵֽלָתֹֽה׃
16
So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;

Joshua 10:40

וַיַּכֶּה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת-כָּל-הָאָרֶץ הָהָר וְהַנֶּגֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה וְהָֽאֲשֵׁדוֹת וְאֵת כָּל-מַלְכֵיהֶם לֹא הִשְׁאִיר שָׂרִיד וְאֵת כָּל-הַנְּשָׁמָה הֶֽחֱרִים כַּֽאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
40
So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

Joshua 9:1

וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ כָּֽל-הַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן בָּהָר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָה וּבְכֹל חוֹף הַיָּם הַגָּדוֹל אֶל-מוּל הַלְּבָנוֹן הַֽחִתִּי וְהָאֱמֹרִי הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי הַפְּרִזִּי הַֽחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃
1
And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

Deuteronomy 7:1

כִּי יְבִֽיאֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶל-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר-אַתָּה בָא-שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ וְנָשַׁל גּֽוֹיִם-רַבִּים׀ מִפָּנֶיךָ הַֽחִתִּי וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁי וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי וְהַכְּנַֽעֲנִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַֽחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי שִׁבְעָה גוֹיִם רַבִּים וַֽעֲצוּמִים מִמֶּֽךָּ׃
1
When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;

Deuteronomy 9:1

שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה עֹבֵר הַיּוֹם אֶת-הַיַּרְדֵּן לָבֹא לָרֶשֶׁת גּוֹיִם גְּדֹלִים וַֽעֲצֻמִים מִמֶּךָּ עָרִים גְּדֹלֹת וּבְצֻרֹת בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
1
Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,

Exodus 23:23

כִּֽי-יֵלֵךְ מַלְאָכִי לְפָנֶיךָ וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ אֶל-הָֽאֱמֹרִי וְהַחִתִּי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי הַֽחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי וְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃
23
For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.

Exodus 3:8

וָֽאֵרֵד לְהַצִּילוֹ׀ מִיַּד מִצְרַיִם וּֽלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ מִן-הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא אֶל-אֶרֶץ טוֹבָה וּרְחָבָה אֶל-אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ אֶל-מְקוֹם הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַחִתִּי וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַֽחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃
8
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Genesis 15:18

בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כָּרַת יְהוָה אֶת-אַבְרָם בְּרִית לֵאמֹר לְזַרְעֲךָ נָתַתִּי אֶת-הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת מִנְּהַר מִצְרַיִם עַד-הַנָּהָר הַגָּדֹל נְהַר-פְּרָֽת׃
18
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Exodus 23:28

וְשָֽׁלַחְתִּי אֶת-הַצִּרְעָה לְפָנֶיךָ וְגֵֽרְשָׁה אֶת-הַֽחִוִּי אֶת-הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְאֶת-הַֽחִתִּי מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃
28
And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
Joshua 12:7
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