Joshua 15:41

וּגְדֵר֕וֹת בֵּית דָּג֥וֹן וְנַֽעֲמָ֖ה וּמַקֵּדָ֑ה עָרִ֥ים שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן

And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

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וַיָּשֻׁבוּ כָל-הָעָם אֶל-הַמַּֽחֲנֶה אֶל-יְהוֹשֻׁעַ מַקֵּדָה בְּשָׁלוֹם לֹֽא-חָרַץ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאִישׁ אֶת-לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃

And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.

Joshua 10:10

וַיְהֻמֵּם יְהוָה לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּכֵּם מַכָּֽה-גְדוֹלָה בְּגִבְעוֹן וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם דֶּרֶךְ מַֽעֲלֵה בֵית-חוֹרֹן וַיַּכֵּם עַד-עֲזֵקָה וְעַד-מַקֵּדָֽה׃

And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.

Joshua 12:16

מֶלֶךְ מַקֵּדָה אֶחָד מֶלֶךְ בֵּֽית-אֵל אֶחָֽד׃

The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

Joshua 10:28

וְאֶת-מַקֵּדָה לָכַד יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיַּכֶּהָ לְפִי-חֶרֶב וְאֶת-מַלְכָּהּ הֶֽחֱרִם אוֹתָם וְאֶת-כָּל-הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר-בָּהּ לֹא הִשְׁאִיר שָׂרִיד וַיַּעַשׂ לְמֶלֶךְ מַקֵּדָה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְמֶלֶךְ יְרִיחֽוֹ׃

And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.

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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.

וּגְדֵר֕וֹת Zaqef Gadol — a strong break בֵּית דָּג֥וֹן וְנַֽעֲמָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break וּמַקֵּדָ֑ה Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here עָרִ֥ים שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן Silluq — end of the verse

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וּ גְדֵר֕וֹת

וּ

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

גְדֵר֕וֹת

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

Dictionary form: גְּדֵרוֹת · ɡeh-day-ROTE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וּ	Speech Conjunction
גְדֵרוֹת	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and gederoth

and gederoth ×2

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sheepfolds — Most common referent; enclosed pens for livestock.

enclosures — Broader term; suits non-pastoral contexts too.

stone walls — Emphasizes the physical construction material.

pens — Short, informal; good for narrative prose.

fenced yards — Highlights the boundary/containment function.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1525 H1450

גְּדֵרוֺת proper name, of a location in Judah Josh 15:41 ׳הַגְּ 2Chr 28:18.

Strong's Definition H1450

gederoth

gĕdērôt

walls

Gederoth, a place in Palestine

a town in the low country of Judah

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

Gederoth

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בֵּית

Root word a name — transliterate it

Dictionary form: בֵּית־דָּגוֹן · bate daw-ɡONE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

בֵּית

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

beth-dagon ×1 to beth-dagon ×1

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Beth-Dagon — Standard modern scholarly and Bible-translation spelling.

House of Dagon — Literal translation; useful in explanatory or narrative contexts.

Temple of Dagon — Highlights cultic/religious function of the site.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1060 H1016

בֵּיתדָּֿגוֺן Josh 15:41, בֵּית דָּגֹן Josh 19:27

proper name, of a location 1. in Judah (house, i.e. temple of Dagon; Assyrian Bit-Daganna COT^{Josh 15:41, & i. p. 281}) Josh 15:41 (ᵐ5 Βαγαδιηλ, but ᵐ5^L Βηθδαγων) — name appears in modern Beit Dejân, southeast of Jaffa, but location unsuitable, compare Rob^{BR ii. 232.}

2. in Asher Josh 19:27 (ᵐ5 Βαιθεγενεθ, but ᵐ5^L Βηθδαγων) perhaps = Beit Dejen, near Akko, compare Di.

**Jerome^{opp. (ed. Vallarsl). iii. 38} defines as domus tritici, and says Id.^{ib. 174}): 'sed et usque hodie grandis vicus Capherdago inter Diospolim et Jamnian demonstratur.' [Elsewhere he defines דגון (Id.^{ib. 48}) as 'piscis tristitiae'] (HPS, privately).

Strong's Definition H1016

beth-dagon

bêt dāgôn

house of Dagon

Beth-Dagon, the name of two places in Palestine

the temple of Dagon in Judah

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

Beth-dagon Beth-dagon Town in Asher, named after the Philistine god Dagon.

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דָּג֥וֹן

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Beth-dagon")

Dictionary form: בֵּית־דָּגוֹן · bate daw-ɡONE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

דָּגוֹן

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: beth-dagon

beth-dagon ×1 to beth-dagon ×1

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Beth-Dagon — Standard modern scholarly and Bible-translation spelling.

House of Dagon — Literal translation; useful in explanatory or narrative contexts.

Temple of Dagon — Highlights cultic/religious function of the site.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1060 H1016

בֵּיתדָּֿגוֺן Josh 15:41, בֵּית דָּגֹן Josh 19:27

2. in Asher Josh 19:27 (ᵐ5 Βαιθεγενεθ, but ᵐ5^L Βηθδαγων) perhaps = Beit Dejen, near Akko, compare Di.

Strong's Definition H1016

beth-dagon

bêt dāgôn

house of Dagon

Beth-Dagon, the name of two places in Palestine

the temple of Dagon in Judah

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

Beth-dagon Beth-dagon Town in Asher, named after the Philistine god Dagon.

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וְ נַֽעֲמָ֖ה

וְ

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

נַֽעֲמָ֖ה

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

Dictionary form: נַעֲמָה · na-uh-MAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וְ	Speech Conjunction
נַעֲמָה	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and naamah

was naamah ×4 and naamah ×1

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Naamah — Standard anglicized proper name; use in all contexts.

Naamah (pleasantness) — Includes gloss when introducing the name first.

the pleasant one — Literal meaning; rare, poetic, or explanatory passages.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5260 H5279

I. נַעֲמָה

proper name, feminine 1. sister of Tubal Cain Gen 4:22 ᵐ5 Νοεμα, ᵐ5^L Νοεμμα.

2. Ammonitess, mother of Rehoboam 1Kgs 14:21 ᵐ5 Μααχαμ, A Νααμα, ᵐ5^L Ναανα = 2Chr 12:13, ᵐ5 Νοομμα, ᵐ5^L Νααμα; also 1Kgs 14:31 but probably gloss (omitted by ᵐ5^B, ᵐ5^L, etc.).

BDB5261 H5279

II. נַעֲמָה proper name, of a location city assigned to Judah in Philistine plain Josh 15:41 ᵐ5 Νωμαν, A Νωμα, ᵐ5^L Νομα.

נַעֲמִי see below

Strong's Definition H5279

naamah

naʿămâ

loveliness

Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess

(n pr f) daughter of Lamech by his wife Zillah and sister of Tubal-cain in the days before the flood

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

Naamah Naamah An Ammonite; mother of King Rehoboam of Judah. Naamah Daughter of Lamech and Zillah, sister of Tubal-cain.

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וּ מַקֵּדָ֑ה

וּ

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

מַקֵּדָ֑ה

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

Dictionary form: מַקֵּדָה · mahk-kay-DAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Np

Noun — Proper Name

וּ	Speech Conjunction
מַקֵּדָה	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: and makkedah

at makkedah ×3 makkedah ×2 of makkedah ×2 and makkedah ×1 from makkedah ×1

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Makkedah — Standard modern spelling; use in most contexts.

the town of Makkedah — Clarifies it is a settlement when context is unclear.

the site of Makkedah — Prefer when the location is a ruin or uncertain.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4788 H4719

מַקֵּדָה proper name, of a location in Judah Josh 15:41, near Beth Horon Josh 10:10, and Libnah vJosh 10:29, where was a cave vJosh 10:16 vJosh 10:17, compare vJosh 10:21, captured by Joshua vJosh 10:28, with a king vJosh 10:28; Josh 12:16. ᵐ5 Μακηδα. Site dubious, Warren;Survey Mem.ii. 411 ff., 427 compare El-mughâr, approximately 2 3/4 miles southwest from Ekron.

מִקְדָּשׁ see קדשׁ.

מַקְהֵלִים, I, II. מַקְהֵלֹת vide קהל.

מִקְוֶא, I, II. מִקְוֶה, מִקְרָה see קוה.

מָקוֺם see קוּם. מָקוֺר see קור.

[מִקָּח, מִקָּחָה] see לקח

[מִקְטָר], מִקְטֶ֫רֶת see קטר

Strong's Definition H4719

makkedah

maqqēdâ

place of shepherds

Makkedah, a place in Palestine

the location of a cave in Judah where Joshua captured and executed five Canaanite kings during the conquest; located near Bethhoron and Libnah

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

Makkedah

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עָרִ֥ים

Root word city, cities, town, towns, one, …

Dictionary form: עִיר · eer

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfpa

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

עָרִים

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: cities

the city ×168 cities ×153 city ×131 of the city ×95 the cities ×88 in the city ×49 into the city ×26 a city ×25

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city — Best default; fits large, walled, or named settlements.

town — Prefer for smaller or less prominent settlements.

settlement — Neutral; good when size or status is ambiguous.

village — Use for very small or rural communities in context.

urban center — Highlights civic or political function over geography.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5915 H5892

I. עִיר noun [masculine] excitement; — of terror, וּבֶהָלוֺת ׳ע Jer 15:9 of rage (si vera lectio), לֹא אָבוֺא בְּעִיר Hos 11:9, but St proposes לְבָעֵר compare We Oort Now GASm. — בָּעִיר Ps 73:20 see עור Hiph`il — II, III. עִיר see below

BDB6035 H5892

II. עִיר₁₀₉₂ noun feminine^{Gen 10:12} (Albr^{ZAW xvi.40 f.}) city, town (√ unknown; Late Hebrew id.;? Phoenician ער Lzb³⁴⁵; Sabean ער fortified height (compare 3) Prä^{ZMG xxvi (1872), 437}, ערן, עהרן city CIS^{iv. pp. 94, 95, 173}); — ׳ע absolute Gen 4:17 +, construct Gen 24:10 +; הָעִ֫ירָה 1Kgs 14:12 + 7t.; suffix עִירִי 2Sam 19:38 + 2 t., etc.; plural עָרִים Isa 6:11 +, עֲיָרִים Judg 10:4 (text error, or word-play, compare GFM); construct עָרֵי Gen 10:29 +; suffix עָרַי Zech 1:17, עָרֵיכֶם Isa 1:7 +, etc.; —

1. city, town, abode of men Gen 4:17 (J) and often; גְּדֹלָה Gen 10:12 (J), +, or קְטַנָּה Eccl 9:14 (compare Gen 19:20); especially
a. fortified: עָרִים בְּצֻרוֺת 2Sam 20:6 +, etc., see בָּצַר, מִבְצָר; עִיר מִבְצַרצֹֿר Josh 19:29 (P) fortified city (of) Tyre, מָצוֺר ׳ע Ps 31:22 +, etc., see מָצוֺר, מְצוּרָה below צוּר (Mic 7:12 see מָצוֺר); עָזלָֿנוּ ׳ע Isa 26:1, עָרֵי מָעוּזּוֺ Isa 17:9 דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִיחַ ׳ְ 1Sam 23:7 חוֺמָה ׳ע Lev 25:29, compare vLev 25:30 (P), 1Kgs 4:13 on Hos 10:14 see I. עַם 2 b (1Sam 9:14 read הַשֵּׁעַר ᵐ5 We Dr and others).
b. opposed to כֹּפֶר הַפְּרָזִי 1Sam 6:18, ׳עָרֵי הַפּ Deut 3:5, הַפְּרָזוֺת ׳ע Esth 9:19 distinguished from dependencies חֲצֵרִים Josh 13:23 + often P.
c. עָרֶיה are dependent towns Josh 13:17 (P), Jer 19:15.
d. עָרֵי הַמַּמְלָכָה Josh 10:2 (JE) royal cities (i.e. with a king, compare Tel Amarna al šarri), so singular 1Sam 27:5, opposed to הַשָּׁדֶה עָרֵי v1Sam 27:5 rural towns; הַמְּלוּכָה ׳ע 2Sam 12:26 (but read הַמַּיִם ׳ע We Bu Kit Löhr HPS, see 2 below).
e. עֶרֵי מִסְכְּנוֺת Exod 1:11 storage-cities, so 1Kgs 9:19 = 2Chr 8:6; 2Chr 8:4; 2Chr 17:12 for נַפְתָּלִי ׳ע ׳מ 2Chr 16:4 read probably ׳כִּנְרוֺת עֵלוֿגו (as 1Kgs 15:20 Be Kit Buhl); compare הֶרֶכֶב ׳ע 1Kgs 9:19; 1Kgs 10:26 = 2Chr 8:6; 2Chr 9:25; 2Chr 1:14 הַפָּרָשִׁים ׳ע 1Kgs 9:19 = 2Chr 8:6. feminine (הַ)מִקְלָט ׳ע (P) asylum-cities Num 35:11; Num 35:13; Num 35:14; Josh 20:2, compare Num 35:25; Num 35:26; Num 35:27; Num 35:28; Num 35:32, לְמִקְלָט ׳ע vNum 35:12 מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵחַ ׳ע Josh 21:13 + 4t. 21.
g. (הָ)אֱלֹהִים ׳ע = Jerusalem: Ps 46:5; Ps 87:3, compare Ps 48:2; Ps 48:9 ׳י ׳ע Isa 60:14; Ps 101:8 צְבָאוֺת ׳י ׳ע Ps 48:9.
h. city = inhabitants 1Sam 4:13; 1Sam 5:12; Isa 22:2; Ruth 1:19, so 2Sam 20:22 (reading הָעִיר for ᵑ0 הָעָם) ᵐ5 We Dr and others (compare also following).
i. combinations are: רֹכְלִים ׳ע Ezek 17:4 city of merchants; מוֺשָׁב ׳ע Ps 107:4; Ps 107:7; Ps 107:36 city for dwelling; especially of character or condition: הַצֶּדֶק ׳ע Isa 1:26, ׳ע הָאֱמֶת Zech 8:3 הַקּדֶשׁ ׳ע Isa 48:2; Isa 52:1; Neh 11:1; Neh 11:18, compare Dan 9:24, all of Jerusalem; עָרֵי קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ Jer 5:17 of Judaean cities; of foreign cities, תְּהִלָּךְ ׳ע Jer 49:25, ׳הָע הַהֻלָּלהEzek 26:17, הָעַלִּיזָה ׳הָע Zeph 2:15 of Jerusalem also הַיּוֺנָה ׳הָע Zeph 3:1 oppressive city, (הַ)דָּמִים ׳ע bloody city Ezek 22:2; Ezek 24:6; Ezek 24:9 and (of Nineveh) Nah 3:1.

2. of fortress in a city especially עִיר דָּוִד 2Sam 5:7; 2Sam 5:9; 2Sam 6:10 + often (see דָּוִד); כֵית הַבָּ֑עַל ׳ע 2Kgs 10:25 (crpt; Klo proposes דְּבִיר for ׳ע, compare Kmp Benz Kit); הַמַּיִם ׳ע 2Sam 12:27 (so read also v2Sam 12:26, see 1 d).

3. apparently fortified place, of any size, עִיר מִבְצָר בְּכָלעָֿרֵיהֶם מִמִּגְּדַּל נוֺצְרִים עַדֿ 2Kgs 17:9 =2Kgs 18:8 compare Num 13:9 (P; but on compare of ver. see Di); perhaps also עֲמָלֵק ׳ע 1Sam 15:5 (HPS). — Hos 7:4 see עור Hiph`il

עִיר הַהֶרֶס see הֶרֶס.

Strong's Definition H5892

city, cities, town, towns, one, …

ʿîr

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

excitement, anguish

of terror

city, town

Variations 99 forms of this word

Translations 173 English renderings

City

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שֵׁשׁ

Root word six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore

Dictionary form: שֵׁשׁ · shaysh

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Acfsa

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

שֵׁשׁ

Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: sixteen

six ×77 and six ×59 sixteen ×11 were six ×6 had six ×4 for six ×3 the six ×3 was six ×3

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six — Standard cardinal number; most universally applicable rendering.

sixth — Use when the context calls for an ordinal number.

sixteen — Use when combined with ten in the Hebrew construction.

sixteenth — Ordinal form of sixteen; for dates or sequential positions.

sixty — Use in compound expressions meaning multiples of six (e.g., threescore).

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8488 H8337

שֵׁשׁ, שִׁשָּׁה₂₁₆ noun masculine and feminine six; —

masculine שֵׁשׁ (c. noun feminine) Gen 31:41 + 120 t.; feminine שִׁשָּׁה (with noun masculine) Gen 30:20 + 39 t.; construct שֵׁ֫שֶׁת Exod 23:12 + 30 t. (6 + 10 = 16 are additional); — six (Hexateuch chiefly P):

1. no other number:
a. before plural noun 75 t.: e.g. שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים Exod 21:2 (E) + 11 t., שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת 1Sam 17:4 + 8 t.; שֵׁשׁ בָּאַמָּה 1Kgs 6:6 שִׁשָּׁה בָּנִים Gen 30:20 (E) + 2 t.; שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים Exod 23:12 (E) + 14 t.; after noun (late) Exod 28:2; Josh 15:59; Josh 15:62 (all P), 1Chr 4:27; 1Chr 26:17; Neh 5:18 rarely noun omitted Lev 24:6 (P) + (distributive 2Sam 21:20 = 1Chr 20:6).
b. = ordinal ׳שְׁנַת שֵׁשׁ לְחִזְק 2Kgs 18:10 (Ges^{«GKC:134o»§ 134o}).

2. 16, c noun feminine: שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, before נָ֑פֶשׁ Gen 46:18 (P), שָׁנָה 2Kgs 13:10 + 9 t., בָּנוֺת 2Chr 13:21 after עָרִים Josh 15:41; Josh 19:22 (P); with noun masculine שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר, before אֲדָנִים Exod 26:25; Exod 36:30 (P), also אֶלֶף, 1000, Num 31:40 + (P); after בָּנִים 1Chr 4:27, etc.; = ordinal 16th 1Chr 24:14; 1Chr 25:23 +, ׳ע ׳יוֺם שׁ 2Chr 29:27.

3. 600 = שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת, Gen 7:6 (P) + 63 t.; 6000 = שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Num 3:34 (P) + 8 t.; אֶלֶף ׳שׁ Judg 20:15 + 2 t.

4. c. tens, ׳שׁ following Gen 46:26 + 13 t., precedes Num 31:44 (P).

5. ׳שׁ as round number, ׳חָמֵשׁ אוֺשֿׁ 2Kgs 13:19, compare Job 5:19; Prov 6:16.

BDB8647 H8336 H8337

II. שֵׁשׁ noun masculine id.; — ׳עַמּוּדֵי שׁ Song 5:15 (in figurative), Esth 1:6a, material of pavement vEsth 1:6b (see בַּ֫הַט). — I. שֵׁשׁ see שׁדשׁ.

BDB9936 H8337

שׁדת (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew שׁדשׁ, שֵׁשׁ).

Strong's Definition H8337

six, sixteen, sixteenth, sixth, threescore

šēš

six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth

six (cardinal number)

Variations 20 forms of this word

Translations 45 English renderings

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Word Parts

עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה

Root word twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …

Dictionary form: עָשָׂר · aw-SAWR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Acfsa

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

עֶשְׂרֵה

Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

twelve ×7 fifteen ×3 and twelve ×2 and in the eleventh ×1 are the twelve ×1 be twelve ×1 being seventeen ×1 being twelve ×1

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ten (combining form: -teen) — Core sense; used only in compound numbers eleven–nineteen.

eleven — Preferred when the compound yields this specific value.

twelve — Most common compound; modernizes KJV 'twelve' directly.

thirteen through nineteen — Use the exact teen number the context requires.

eighteen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies eight-plus-ten.

seventeen — Use when the Hebrew compound specifies seven-plus-ten.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6442 H6240

עָשָׂר₂₀₃, עֶשְׂרֵה₁₄₄ noun ten, only after units to make numbers 11-19, both cardinal and ordinal; עֶשְׂרֵה with noun feminine, עָשָׂר with noun masculine, thus:

1. eleven:
a. אַחַד עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 32:23 + 2 t.
b. אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 2Kgs 23:36 + 7 t.; also = eleventh 1Kgs 6:38; 2Kgs 9:29.
c. עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:20 ordinal Deut 1:3 + 7 t.
d. עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 26:7 + 4 t.; ordinal Jer 1:3 + 4 t.

2. twelve:
a. שְׁנֵי (ם) עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Gen 35:22 + 80 t. ordinal 1Kgs 19:19 + 12 t.
b. שְׁתֵּי(ם) עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) Exod 24:4 + 31 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 8:25 + 6 t.

3. thirteen:
a. שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר (with masculine noun) Num 29:14 + 2 t.; ordinal Esth 3:12 + 7 t.
b. שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (with feminine noun) 1Kgs 7:1 + 9 t.; ordinal Gen 14:4 + 2 t.

4. fourteen:
a. אַרְכָּעָה עָשָׂר Gen 46:22 + 13 t.; ordinal Exod 12:6 + 17 t.
b. אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 31:41 + 5 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 18:13 + 3 t.

5. fifteen:
a. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר Hos 3:2 + 3 t.; ordinal Exod 16:1 + 14 t.
b. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר Judg 8:10; 2Sam 19:18.
c. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה 2Kgs 14:17 + 9 t.; ordinal 2Kgs 14:23; 2Chr 15:10. — See also עֶשֶׂר

2 d. 6. sixteen:
a. שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר Exod 26:25 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:14 + 2 t.
b. שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 46:18 + 13 t.

7. seventeen:
a. שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר 1Chr 7:11 + 2 t.; ordinal Gen 7:11 + 3 t.
b. שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 37:2 + 4 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 22:52; 2Kgs 16:1. — See also עֶשֶׂר

3 d. 8. eighteen:
a. שְׁמֹנָה (שְׂמֹנַת) עָשָׂר Gen 14:4 + 10 t.; ordinal 1Chr 24:15; 1Chr 25:25.
b. שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה Judg 3:14 + 6 t.; ordinal 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t.

9. nineteen:
a. תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר 2Sam 2:30 ordinal 1Chr 24:16; 1Chr 25:26.
b. תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵה Gen 11:25; Josh 19:38 ordinal 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. These numbers usually take singular of the nouns most often used, שָׁנָה, יוֺם, חֹדֶשׁ, compare (sometimes) אִישׁ, אַמָּךְ, etc.; otherwise plural; rarely (late usage) they follow noun, which is then usually plural, e.g. Num 29:30; Josh 15:51 (P), Ezra 8:35 (twice in verse); Esth 3:13; Esth 8:5, etc. (even שָׁנִים שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Nah Esth 5:14), but שָׁנָה precedes ordinal 1Kgs 6:38, שְׁנַת 1Kgs 15:1 + 8 t., so יוֺם (c. ordinal) 2Chr 29:17 + 5 t. Esth 9 also יוֺם and (שְׁנַת) שָׁנָה both precede and following ordinal Num 7:72; Num 7:78; 2Kgs 8:25; 2Kgs 9:29; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 16:1; Jer 32:1; 2Kgs 25:8 = Jer 52:12. — See also Kö^{ii. 1. 211 ff.} Da^{Synt. § 37 a}, also R. 1, 2. Ges^{«GKC:92d»§§ 92d, e}, «GKC:134»134, and especially Herner^{Synt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT {1893}}; on form in הֵ֯ (prob for יַ֯), Ol^{§ 110} Kö^{ii. 1, 427} W^{SG 138}.

Strong's Definition H6240

twelve, fifteen, fifteenth, fourteenth, nineteenth, …

ʿāśār

ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth

ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers)

used only in combination to make the numbers 11–19

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 29 English renderings

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Word Parts

וְ חַצְרֵי הֶֽן

וְ

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

חַצְרֵי

Root word court, villages, courts, towns

הֶֽן

Suffix — pronoun their / them (women)

Dictionary form: חָצֵר · haw-TSARE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Ncbpc/Sp3fp

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

וְ	Speech Conjunction
חַצְרֵי	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Both Number Plural State Construct
הֶֽן	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Feminine Number Plural

In English

In the KJV here: with their villages

court ×42 of the court ×34 with their villages ×21 in the court ×14 the court ×9 and their villages ×6 courts ×4 in the courts ×4

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courtyard — Best for enclosed temple, palace, or house spaces.

court — Slightly more formal; suits legal or royal settings.

enclosure — Useful when architectural boundaries are emphasized.

settlement — For the 'village/town' sense of unwalled communities.

village — Informal rural community; modernizes KJV 'villages' usage.

hamlet — Small, unfortified community; vivid alternative to 'village'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB3047 H2691 H2699

I. חָצֵר₁₄₅ noun masculine^{Ezek 40:23} and (oftener) feminine^{1Kgs 6:36} enclosure, court — absolute ׳ח 1Kgs 7:8 +, חָצֵרָה Jer 36:20 construct חֲצַר Exod 27:9 +; suffix חֲצֵרוֺ 2Sam 17:18 חֲצֵרוֺת Exod 8:9 + 4 t.; construct חַצְרֵי Neh 13:7, הַצְרוֺת 2Kgs 21:5 +10 t.; suffix חֲצֵרָ֑י Isa 1:12; Zech 3:7 חֲצֵרֶיךָ Ps 65:5; Ps 84:11 חֲצֵרוֺתָ֑י 1Chr 28:6 חֲצֵרֹתָיו Ps 100:4, לְחַצְרוֺתָ֑יו Ps 96:8, וּבְחַצְרֹתֵיהֶם Neh 8:16 —

1. enclosures (in Egypt),perhaps court-yards, or cattle-yards, distinct from houses and from fields Exod 8:9 (J).

2. court of private house 2Sam 17:18 (containing well), compare Neh 8:16 of a palace, חָצֵר הָאַחֶרֶת 1Kgs 7:8 the other court, immediately surrounding palace, so called in distinct. from הַגְּדוֺלָה ׳(הֶ)ח v1Kgs 7:9 v1Kgs 7:12 the great court, including ׳הא ׳ח and הַפְּנִימִית ׳הֶח of temple (see 3 b) in one great enclosure (see Sta^{Salomos Bauten, ZAW 1883. 152 f.}); 2Kgs 20:4 (Qr Vrss The Kmp Klo and others; Kt Ke and others הָעִיר), Jer 36:20; Esth 1:5; Esth 2:11; Esth 4:11; Esth 5:1; Esth 5:2; Esth 6:4 (twice in verse); Esth 6:5 מַטָּרָה ׳ח court of guard, place of (honourable) confinement Jer 32:2 (in king's house), vJer 32:8 vJer 32:12; Jer 33:1; Jer 37:21 (twice in verse); Jer 38:6; Jer 38:13; Jer 38:28; Jer 39:14; Jer 39:15. Especially

3. a. court of tabernacle חֲצַר הַמִּשְׁכָּן Exod 27:9, compare vExod 27:9 vExod 27:12 vExod 27:13 + 24 t. Exodus (all P; ׳שַׁעַר הֶח gate of the court Exod 35:17; Exod 38:15; Exod 38:18; Exod 38:31; Exod 39:40; Exod 40:8; Exod 40:33); Lev 6:9; Lev 6:19; Num 3:26 (twice in verse) (פֶּתַח ׳הֶח), vNum 3:37; Num 4:26 (twice in verse) (׳פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הֶח), vNum 4:32 courts of house of ׳י 1Chr 23:28.
b. court(s) of Solomon's temple, inner with הַפְּנִימִית ׳הֶח 1Kgs 6:36; 1Kgs 7:12 (but on text see Sta^{l. c}.) Ezek 8:16; Ezek 10:3 compare vEzek 10:4 = upper with הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳הֶח Jer 36:10 (see Gf), and הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳ח 2Chr 4:9 (where also הָעֲזָרָה הַגְּדוֺלָה, as often Ezek., also דְּלָתוֺת לָעֲזָרָה); outer court ׳הֶח הַחִיצֹנָה Ezek 10:5 = הַחֲדָשָׁה ׳הֶח 2Chr 20:5 see further 1Kgs 8:64 = 2Chr 7:7; 2Chr 24:21; 2Chr 29:16; Jer 19:14; Jer 26:2; Ezek 8:7 two courts 2Kgs 21:5 = 2Chr 33:5; 2Kgs 23:12 courts Ezek 9:7; 1Chr 28:12; 2Chr 23:5; Neh 8:1; Neh 8:6; Neh 13:7 often in poetry, courts of ׳י Isa 1:12; Isa 62:9 (קדשׁי ׳ח), Zech 3:7; Ps 65:5; Ps 84:3; Ps 84:11; Ps 96:8; Ps 100:4; Ps 116:19; Ps 135:2
c. courts of Ezekiel's temple Ezek 40:14 + 38 t. Ezek 40-46 (of these read הַשַּׁעַר for החצר Ezek 40:19; Ezek 40:32 with ᵐ5 Hi Co; and החיצון for החצר Ezek 41:15 with ᵐ5 Ew Co).

**Ezek 42:6 הַחִיצֹנוֺת for הַחֲצֵרוֺת.

BDB3049 H2691 H2699

II. [חָצֵר]₄₆ noun masculine^{Neh 11:25} settled abode, settlement, village (Lag^{l. c}.) — always plural, absolute חֲצֵרִים Josh 19:8 + 5 t.; construct חַצְרֵי 1Chr 9:16; Neh 12:28 suffix חֲצֵרֶיהָ Josh 21:12 + 4 t.; חַצְרֵיהֶם 1Chr 4:33 + 6 t.; חַצְרֵיהֶן Josh 13:23 + 24 t. Joshua; —
a. settlements of Ishmaelites Gen 25:16 (P; || טִירוֺת circles of tents); of עַוִּים Deut 2:23 of Kedar Isa 42:11 (|| עָרִים); בָּתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר אֵיןלָֿהֶם חֹמָה סָבִיב Lev 25:31 (H), houses of the villages which have no wall about them; מַאֲרַב חֲצֵרִים Ps 10:8 lurking-place(s) of villages (i.e. where oppressor, as a wild beast, watches his opportunity to attack the defenceless). Usu.
b. as dependencies of cities Josh 15:46, with בְּנֹתֶיהָ (see above בַּת 4 p. 123) Josh 15:45; Josh 15:47 (twice in verse) (all J E ?); אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֺת הֶעָרִים ׳וְכָלהַֿח Josh 19:8 (P), also Josh 21:12 (P), = 1Chr 6:41; Neh 12:29 also Josh 13:23; Josh 13:28; Josh 15:32 + 23 t. Joshua (all P), Neh 11:25; Neh 11:30 (|| בָּנוֺת vNeh 11:25 vNeh 11:27 etc.), Neh 12:28.
c. villages, not contrasted with cities (compare Isa 42:11 above) 1Chr 9:16; 1Chr 9:22; 1Chr 9:25 (all of Levites).
d. ׳ח apparently including all settlements outside of Jerusalem ׳הַח בִּשְׂדֹתָם Neh 11:25. — ׳ח in proper name, of a location see below (and see Bla on Josh 15:20-32).

Strong's Definition H2691

court, villages, courts, towns

ḥāṣēr

a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)

court, enclosure

enclosures

Variations 54 forms of this word

Translations 47 English renderings

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