Joshua 15:53

And Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,
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Joshua 15:53
Masoretic Phrasing
The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וינים וְיָנ֥וּם וּבֵית תַּפּ֖וּחַ Tipeha — a lesser break וַֽאֲפֵֽקָה Silluq — end of the verse
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Word Parts
ו ינים
ו
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
ינים
Root word a name — transliterate it
Dictionary form: יָנִים · yaw-NEEM
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
ו Speech Conjunction
ינים Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
and janum ×1
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Janum — Standard modern spelling of this proper name.
Yanum — Transliteration-based spelling, closer to Hebrew sound.
Janim — Alternate attested spelling in some modern versions.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5068 H3241

BDB5067 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5069

יָנוּם proper name, of a location city in Judah, Josh 15:53 Qr; Kt ינים (so van d. H. Ginsb; Baer only יָנוּם); ᵐ5 Ιεμαειν, A ᵐ5L Ιανουμ.

Strong's Definition H3241
janum
yānîm
asleep
Janim, a place in Palestine
  • a town in the mountains of Judah apparently not far from Hebron
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
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Word Parts
וְ יָנ֥וּם
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יָנ֥וּם
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And janum")
Dictionary form: יָנִים · yaw-NEEM
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
וְ Speech Conjunction
יָנ֥וּם Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: and janum
and janum ×1
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Janum — Standard modern spelling of this proper name.
Yanum — Transliteration-based spelling, closer to Hebrew sound.
Janim — Alternate attested spelling in some modern versions.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5068 H3241

BDB5067 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5069

יָנוּם proper name, of a location city in Judah, Josh 15:53 Qr; Kt ינים (so van d. H. Ginsb; Baer only יָנוּם); ᵐ5 Ιεμαειν, A ᵐ5L Ιανουμ.

Strong's Definition H3241
janum
yānîm
asleep
Janim, a place in Palestine
  • a town in the mountains of Judah apparently not far from Hebron
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
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Word Parts
וּ בֵית
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בֵית
Root word a name — transliterate it
Dictionary form: בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ · bate tahp-POO-ah
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
וּ Speech Conjunction
בֵית Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
and beth-tappuah ×1
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Beth-Tappuah — Standard modern scholarly and Bible-translation spelling.
House of Tappuah — Literal rendering; useful in etymological or narrative contexts.
Tappuah settlement — Conveys town/community sense without archaic 'house of'.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1093 H1054

BDB1092 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1094

בֵּיתתַּֿפּוּחַ proper name, of a location in Judah (place of apples) Josh 15:53 — modern Taffûh RobBR ii. 71 BdPal 154 Surveyiii. 310, 379.

Strong's Definition H1054
beth-tappuah
bêt tappûaḥ
house of the apple, place of apples
Beth-Tappuach, a place in Palestine
  • a town in Judah
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
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Word Parts
תַּפּ֖וּחַ
תַּפּ֖וּחַ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And beth-tappuah")
Dictionary form: בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ · bate tahp-POO-ah
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Np
Noun — Proper Name
תַּפּוּחַ Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: and beth-tappuah
and beth-tappuah ×1
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Beth-Tappuah — Standard modern scholarly and Bible-translation spelling.
House of Tappuah — Literal rendering; useful in etymological or narrative contexts.
Tappuah settlement — Conveys town/community sense without archaic 'house of'.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1093 H1054

BDB1092 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1094

בֵּיתתַּֿפּוּחַ proper name, of a location in Judah (place of apples) Josh 15:53 — modern Taffûh RobBR ii. 71 BdPal 154 Surveyiii. 310, 379.

Strong's Definition H1054
beth-tappuah
bêt tappûaḥ
house of the apple, place of apples
Beth-Tappuach, a place in Palestine
  • a town in Judah
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
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Word Parts
וַ ֽאֲפֵֽקָה
וַ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
ֽאֲפֵֽקָה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And aphekah")
Dictionary form: אֲפֵקָה · uh-pay-KAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
וַ Speech Conjunction
אֲפֵֽקָה Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: and aphekah
and aphekah ×1
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Aphekah — Standard English spelling of this proper place name.
Apheca — Latinized variant, used in some scholarly or liturgical contexts.
Aphekah — Transliteration closely matching the Hebrew form.
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BDB681 H664

BDB680 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB682

אֲפֵקָה proper name, of a location (meaning perhaps id.) one of a group of cities including Hebron Josh 15:53.

Strong's Definition H664
aphekah
ʾăpēqâ
enclosure
Aphekah, a place in Palestine
  • a city near Hebron in Judah
  • "possibly a group of cities including Hebron
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings