Joshua 13:18

And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,

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וְלֹֽא-נָתַן סִיחֹן אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲבֹר בִּגְבֻלוֹ וַיֶּֽאֱסֹף סִיחֹן אֶת-כָּל-עַמּוֹ וַיֵּצֵא לִקְרַאת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַמִּדְבָּרָה וַיָּבֹא יָהְצָה וַיִּלָּחֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered together, all his people and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

1 Chronicles 6:78

וּמֵעֵבֶר לְיַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֹ לְמִזְרַח הַיַּרְדֵּן מִמַּטֵּה רְאוּבֵן אֶת-בֶּצֶר בַּמִּדְבָּר וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ וְאֶת-יַהְצָה וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃

And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,

Joshua 21:36

וּמִמַּטֵּה רְאוּבֵן אֶת-בֶּצֶר וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ וְאֶת-יַהְצָה וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

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Joshua 13:18

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

וְיַ֥הְצָה וּקְדֵמֹ֖ת Tipeha — a lesser break וּמֵפָֽעַת Silluq — end of the verse

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וְ יַ֥הְצָ ה

וְ

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

יַ֥הְצָ

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And jahazah")

Suffix — direction direction — "to / toward ___"

Dictionary form: יַהַץ · ya-HAHTS

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np/Sd

Noun — Proper Name

וְ	Speech Conjunction
יַהְצָ	Speech Noun Type Proper Name
ה	Speech Suffix Type Directional He

In English

In the KJV here: and jahazah

and jahazah ×2 jahaz ×2 and jahzah ×1 at jahaz ×1 in jahaz ×1 jahazah ×1 to jahaz ×1

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Jahaz — Standard modern spelling; most widely used in translations.

Jahazah — Alternate form; used in some boundary/tribal lists.

Jahzah — Shorter variant; appears in Levitical city lists.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3486 H3096

יַ֫הַץ, יַ֫הְצָה proper name, of a location in Moab, site unknown (MI^{19, 20} יהץ) — יהץ Isa 15:4; Jer 48:34 with ה locative יָהְ֑צָה, on border of territory of Amorites (under Sihon) Num 21:23; Deut 2:32 also בְּיָהְ֑צָה Judg 11:20 called יַהֲצָ֫ה Josh 13:18 (assigned to Reuben); יַ֫הְצָה 1Chr 6:63 (Levitical city in Reuben), Jer 48:21.

Strong's Definition H3096

jahaz, jahazah, jahzah

yahaṣ

trodden down

Jahats or Jahtsah, a place East of the Jordan

a place in Reuben east of the Dead Sea where Israel defeated Sihon king of the Amorites; site uncertain

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 7 English renderings

Jahaz Jahzah

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וּ קְדֵמֹ֖ת

וּ

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

קְדֵמֹ֖ת

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And kedemoth")

Dictionary form: קְדֵמוֹת · keh-day-MOTE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וּ	Speech Conjunction
קְדֵמֹת	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and kedemoth

kedemoth ×2 and kedemoth ×1 of kedemoth ×1

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Kedemoth — Standard proper noun; use as the place name.

Eastern regions — Reflects root קדם, meaning east or former times.

Ancient places — Emphasizes antiquity nuance of the root.

Frontlands — Suggests a frontier or boundary territory sense.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7314 H6932

קְדֵמֹת proper name, of a location in Reuben (Moab) Κεδ(α)μωθ, Καδημωθ, etc.; Josh 13:18, מ֑וֺת Josh 21:37; 1Chr 6:64 hence מִדְבַּר קְדֵמוֺת Deut 2:26 of contiguous desert; — ׳ק lay north of upper Arnon; not identified; Buhl^{George. 268} conjecture Umm-er-raƒâƒ, approximately 10 miles east-northeast from Dibon (compare Tristr^{Moab 140ff.} Bd^{Pal. 3 (1898), 177}).

Strong's Definition H6932

kedemoth

qĕdēmôt

eastern

Kedemoth, a place in eastern Palestine

one of the towns in the district east of the Dead Sea allotted to the tribe of Reuben and given to the Merarite Levites

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 3 English renderings

Kedemoth

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וּ מֵפָֽעַת

וּ

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

מֵפָֽעַת

Root word a name — transliterate it ("And mephaath")

Dictionary form: מוֹפַעַת · moh-pa-AT

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וּ	Speech Conjunction
מֵפָֽעַת	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and mephaath

and mephaath ×3 mephaath ×1

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Mephaath — Standard modern spelling for this Levitical town name.

Mefa'at — Transliteration-based form, closer to Hebrew pronunciation.

Mephaath (a town in Moab/Reuben) — Use with parenthetical gloss for clarity in prose.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3657 H4158

מֵיפַ֫עַת proper name, of a location (Sabean proper name, of a location מיפע, מיפעת DHM^{ZMG 1876, 679; 1883, 362}) — 1Chr 6:64 Levitical city in Reuben; in Reuben מֵפָ֑עַת Josh 13:18 מֵו֯פָ֑עַת Jer 48:21 in Moab.

יֶ֫פֶת see below פתה.

יִפְתָּח, יִפְתַּחאֵֿל see below פתח.

BDB4549 H4158

מופעת Kt, see מיפעת below יפע.

מוֺפֵתsee אפת.

Strong's Definition H4158

mephaath

môpaʿat

splendor, height

Mophaath or Mephaath, a place in Palestine