Joshua 15:23

וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ וְחָצ֖וֹר וְיִתְנָֽן
And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
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וְ קֶ֥דֶשׁ
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
קֶ֥דֶשׁ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And kedesh")
Dictionary form: קֶדֶשׁ · keh-DESH

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and kedesh
kedesh ×5 and kedesh ×3 to kedesh ×2 of kedesh ×1 out of kedesh-naphtali ×1
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Kedesh — Standard modern spelling for this proper place name.
Kedesh-Naphtali — Use when specifying the Galilean city in Naphtali's territory.
Kedesh in Naphtali — Descriptive form; clarifies location without hyphenation.

BDB7326 H6943

BDB7325 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7327

קֶ֫דֶשׁ proper name, of a location (sanctuary) Καδης:

1. in Galilee Josh 20:7; Josh 21:32 (P), 1Chr 6:61 Naphtali Josh 19:37 (P), נַפְתָּלִי ׳ק Judg 4:6 = קֶדֶשׁ alone Josh 12:22 (D; with king); Judg 4:9; Judg 4:10 + vJudg 4:11 (where possibly different place on sea of Galilee, see GFMJudg 117, 119), also 2Kgs 15:29 Tel Amarna †idši; Egyptian †dšë WMMAs.u.Eur.173,217; modern Kades, northwest of Lake Huleh; see RobBR iii. 366 ff. SurveyWP i. 226 ff. BuhlGeogr. 235 f.
2. Κεδες: city of refuge in Issachar 1Chr 6:57 = קִשְׁיוֺן Josh 21:28 possibly Tel Abu Kudeis [SurveyWP i. 69], approximately 2 miles southeast from Lejjun (Megiddo): compare BuhlGeogr. 209.
3. Καδης: in southern Judah; Josh 15:23 (P) (= II. קָדֵשׁ 1 ? if so, then Masoretic distinction from קֶדֶשׁ in the north was here neglected).

BDB7638 H7191 H6943

BDB7637 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7639

קִשְׁיוֺן proper name, of a location Levit city in Issachar, Josh 19:20; Josh 21:28 (in || 1Chr 6:57 קֶדֶשׁ q. v.); Κεισων, ᵐ5L Κεσιων, A Κεσ’, Κισ’.

kedesh, kedesh-naphtali
qedeš
holy place
Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine
  • a city in the extreme south of Judah
    • same as 'Kadesh' and 'Kadesh-barnea'
    a city of Issachar allotted to the Gershonite Levites"a fortified Canaanite city allotted to Naphtali"a city of refuge in Naphtali

וְ חָצ֖וֹר
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
חָצ֖וֹר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And hazor")
Dictionary form: חָצוֹר · haw-TSORE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and hazor
and hazor ×6 of hazor ×6 hazor ×5 in hazor ×1 is hazor ×1
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Hazor — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.
the city of Hazor — Adds clarity when first introducing the location.
Hazor (an ancient Canaanite city) — Useful in study editions needing brief identification.

BDB3056 H2674

BDB3055 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3057

חָצוֺר, חָצֹר proper name, of a location (LagBN 47 f.) — ᵐ5 Ασωρ, etc.;

1. a royal city of northern Canaan Josh 11:1 ׳יָבִין מֶלֶךְחֿ, compare Josh 12:19, and Judg 4:2; Judg 4:17; 1Sam 12:9; Josh 11:10 (twice in verse); Josh 11:11; Josh 11:13; Josh 19:36; 2Kgs 15:29 חָצֹר 1Kgs 9:15.
2. places in the Negeb:
  a. Josh 15:23. b. c. Josh 15:25 וחָצוֺר חֲדַתָּה וּקְרִיּוֺת חֶצְרוֺן הִיא חָצוֺר.
3. חָצוֺר Neh 11:33 a Benjamite town, probably = בַּעַל חָצוֺר q. v.
4. מַמְלְכוֺת חָצוֺר אֲשֶׂר הִכָּה נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּו֯ר Jer 49:28, compare vJer 49:30 vJer 49:33, an Arabian locality, see WinerBW Hazor Gf Gie. — ׳עֵין ח Josh 19:37, see below עַיִן.

hazor
ḥāṣôr
castle
Chatsor, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine and of one in Arabia
  • a royal city of northern Palestine allotted to Naphtali
    • "one of the cities of Judah in the extreme south"a town north of Jerusalem in which the Benjamites resided after the return from exile"a site in Arabia

וְ יִתְנָֽן
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יִתְנָֽן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And ithnan")
Dictionary form: יִתְנָן · yit-NAWN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and ithnan
and ithnan ×1
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Ithnan — Standard English transliteration of this proper place name.
Yitnan — Closer transliteration; useful in scholarly or critical editions.
Yit'nan — Marks syllable break; suits phonetically precise translations.

BDB3849 H3497

BDB3848 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3850

יִתְנָ֑ן proper name, of a location (etymology dubious) city in the Negeb of Judah Josh 15:23 (followed by זִיף vJosh 15:24), ᵐ5 A Ιθναζιφ, ᵐ5L Ιθναν Ζειφ; site unknown.

ithnan
yitnān
hire
Jithnan, a place in Palestine
  • one of the towns in the extreme south of Judah; site unknown

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ וְחָצ֖וֹר Tipeha — a lesser break וְיִתְנָֽן Silluq — end of the verse

וְקֶדֶשׁ וְחָצוֹר וְיִתְנָֽן׃
23
And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
Cross References

Numbers 33:37

וַיִּסְעוּ מִקָּדֵשׁ וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּהֹר הָהָר בִּקְצֵה אֶרֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃
37
And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.

Deuteronomy 1:19

וַנִּסַּע מֵֽחֹרֵב וַנֵּלֶךְ אֵת כָּל-הַמִּדְבָּר הַגָּדוֹל וְהַנּוֹרָא הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר רְאִיתֶם דֶּרֶךְ הַר הָֽאֱמֹרִי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֹתָנוּ וַנָּבֹא עַד קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵֽעַ׃
19
And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

Joshua 12:22

מֶלֶךְ קֶדֶשׁ אֶחָד מֶֽלֶךְ-יָקְנֳעָם לַכַּרְמֶל אֶחָֽד׃
22
The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
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