Joshua 15:58

חַלְח֥וּל בֵּֽית צ֖וּר וּגְדֽוֹר
Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,
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חַלְח֥וּל
חַלְח֥וּל
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Halhul")
Dictionary form: חַלְחוּל · hahl-HOOL

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: halhul
halhul ×1
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trembling — Most natural English word for intense bodily shaking.
anguish — Emphasizes inner distress accompanying the shaking.
writhing — Captures the physical convulsive movement vividly.
shuddering — Suggests a sudden, violent wave of fear or horror.
convulsion — Clinical tone; suits contexts of extreme physical reaction.

BDB2772 H2478

BDB2771 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2773

חַלְחוּל proper name, of a location town in Judah, Josh 15:58 LagOnom. 119. 7, 2nd ed. 152 Elul in tribu Iuda, compare Alula juxta Chebron; modern „alµûl, 1 1/2 hour (3 1/2 miles) north from Hebron, see Di (and references) Bl RobBR iii. 281 f. GuérinJudée iii. 284 ff.

halhul
ḥalḥûl
trembling
Chalchul, a place in Palestine
  • a town on a hill in the mountains of Judah to the left of the road from Jerusalem to Hebron and about 3–4 (5–7 km) miles from Hebron

בֵּֽית
בֵּֽית
Root word a name — transliterate it
Dictionary form: אָב · awb

Noun — Proper Name

his father ×133 of their fathers ×94 his fathers ×86 my father ×80 thy father ×51 of the fathers ×44 the father ×41 their fathers ×30
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father — Default choice; direct, natural, widely understood.
ancestor — Prefer when referring to distant forebears or lineage.
forefather — Slightly more formal; good for ancestral or covenantal contexts.
patriarch — Use for tribal or clan heads with religious authority.
family head — Highlights household-leader role in social/legal contexts.
founder — Suits contexts emphasizing originating or establishing a line.

BDB17 H1

BDB16 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB18

אָב1191 noun masculine father (Phoenician אב, Assyrian abu, Arabic , Sabean אב CISiv, 1, 37 1. 2 and others, Ethiopic Aramaic אַבָּא, — absolute אָב Gen 44:19 + 47 t.; construct אַב Gen 17:4; Gen 17:5 (compare in אַבְרָהָם ib. & elsewhere in proper names. On Hal's proposed אֲבִר see אברהם); אֲבִי (compare Ge§§ 90, 3b, 96) Gen 4:20 +; suffix אָבִי Gen 19:34 + (MI אבי); אָבִיךָ Gen 12:1 +; אָבִיו Gen 2:24 +; אָבִ֫יהוּ Judg 14:10 + 6t.; plural אָבוֺת Exod 12:3 +; construct אֲבוֺת Exod 6:25 + 7 t.; suffix אֲבוֺתַי (אֲבֹתַי, אֲבוֺתָ֑י) Gen 47:9 + 15 t.; אֲבוֺתֵיהֶם 1Chr 4:38 + 32 t. (late); אֲבוֺתָם Exod 4:5 + 106 t. etc.; —

1. father of individual Gen 2:24 (+ אֵם) Gen 11:28; Gen 11:29 (twice in verse); Gen 19:31; Gen 19:32; Gen 19:33, + often (mostly J E D); of father as commanding Gen 50:16 (J) Jer 35:6 f Prov 6:20 (compare Gen 18:19 J Gen 28:1; Gen 28:6 P 1Sam 17:20; 1Kgs 2:1); instructing מוסר Prov 1:8; Prov 4:1 (compare Deut 8:5); specifically as begetter, genitor Prov 23:22; Zech 13:3 (twice in verse) (+ אֵם) Isa 45:10 compare Gen 49:4 (J) Lev 18:7; Lev 18:8; Lev 18:11 (P); rebuking Gen 37:10 loving Gen 37:4; Gen 44:20 (J E; compare Gen 22:2; Gen 25:28; Gen 37:3; 2Sam 14:1); pitying Ps 103:13 (in simile compare 2Sam 18:5); blessing Gen 27:41 (J E compare Gen 27:4 also Gen 28:1 P +); as glad Prov 10:1; Prov 15:20 compare Prov 29:3 grieving Gen 37:35 (J E; compare 2Sam 12:22; 2Sam 19:1; 2Sam 19:2 f) etc. Also as object of honour, obedience, love Exod 20:12 (E) = Deut 5:16; Exod 21:15; Exod 21:17 (E) Deut 21:18; Deut 21:19; Gen 28:7 (P) 1Kgs 19:20 (all + אֵם), 1Kgs 50:1; 1Kgs 50:5 (J) Mal 1:6 etc. Hence metaphor of intimate connection Job 17:14 to corruption I cry, My father art thou (|| אִמִּי וַאֲחֹתִי לָֽרִמָּה).
2. of God as father of his people (see RSSem 42), who constituted, controls, guides and lovingly watches over it: Deut 32:6; Jer 3:4; Jer 3:19; Jer 31:9; Isa 63:16 (twice in verse); Isa 64:7; Mal 1:6; Mal 2:10 (compare Exod 4:22; Exod 19:4 (JE) Deut 32:11; Hos 11:1); compare Jer 2:27 (of idolatrous Israel) אֹמְרִים לָעֵץ אָבִי אַתָּה וְלָאֶבֶן אַתְּ ילדתני׃; especially God as father of Davidic line 2Sam 7:14; Ps 89:27 f. of needy (late) Ps 68:6 (compare Ps 103:13) (in proper name, f. of individual, compare below)
3. head of household, family or clan; בֵּית אָבִי as abode Gen 38:11 (twice in verse); Lev 22:13 +; = family Gen 24:40 (|| מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי) Gen 41:51; Gen 46:31 + compare Num 18:1; Num 18:2; Josh 2:12; Josh 2:18; Josh 6:25 especially techn. of divisions of Israel בֵּית אָב לְמִשְׁפָּחוֺת Num 3:30; Num 3:35 = a father's house, i.e. a family or clan; more often plural (אבותם, אבותיו) בֵית אָבוֺת = father's houses = families, clans (compare Di on Exod 6:14) Exod 6:14; Exod 12:3; Num 1:2; Num 1:18 ff (often in Numbers) Josh 14:1; Josh 19:51; Josh 21:1 (twice in verse); Josh 22:14 (twice in verse) (always P in Hexateuch); also 1Chr 5:13; 1Chr 5:15 + often in Chronicles; compare רָאשֵׁי אבות הלוים (= ׳בית א ׳ר) Exod 6:25 compare 1Kgs 8:1; 1Chr 6:4; 1Chr 7:11 + often Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah.
4. ancestor (a) of individual; grandfather (instead of precise term) Gen 28:13; Gen 32:10 (J; where used by Jacob of Abraham & then of Isaac); greatgrandfather 1Kgs 15:13 great-greatgrandfather 1Kgs 15:11 etc.; oft plural (= fathers, forefathers) Gen 15:15; Gen 46:34 (JE) 1Kgs 19:4; 1Kgs 21:3; 1Kgs 21:4; 2Kgs 19:12; 2Kgs 20:17 +; particularly שׁכב עם אבותיו 1Kgs 1:21; 1Kgs 2:10; 1Kgs 11:21; 1Kgs 22:40 +; joined with ׳ויקבר עם אב 1Kgs 14:31; 1Kgs 15:24; 1Kgs 22:51; 2Kgs 8:24; 2Kgs 15:38 compare v2Kgs 15:7, 2Kgs 16:20 + (all of kings of Judah); intensive, אֲבֹתֶיךָ וַאֲבוֺת אֲבֹתֶיךָ Exod 10:6 compare Dan 11:24 (b) of people Gen 10:21 (J) Gen 17:4; Gen 17:5 (P) Gen 19:37; Gen 19:38 (J) Gen 36:9; Gen 36:43 (P) Deut 26:5; Isa 51:2; Isa 43:27 (where אביך הראשׁון thy first father, see Che) compare also Ezek 16:3; Ezek 16:45 + often; plural Exod 3:13; Exod 3:15; Exod 3:16 (E) Deut 1:8; Josh 1:6; Judg 2:1; 1Sam 12:6 +; 1Sam 12:15 near the end read וּבְמַלְכְּכֶם ᵐ5 We Dr.
5. originator or patron of a class, profession, or art Gen 4:20; Gen 4:21.
6. figurative of producer, generator Job 38:28 הֲיֵשׁ לַמָּטָר אָ֑ב (|| הוֺלִיד אֶגְלֵיטָֽֿל׃ מִיֿ).
7. figurative of benevolence & protection Job 29:6 אָב אָֽנֹכִי לָֽאֶבְיוֺנִים, compare Job 31:18 of Eliakim Isa 22:21 perhaps also of gracious Messianic king אֲבִי עַד Isa 9:5 everlasting father (Ge Ew De Che Brd Di) — others divider of spoil (Abarb Hi Kn Kue BrMP).
8. term of respect & honour (Abbas, Pater, Papa, Pope); applied to master 2Kgs 5:13 priest Judg 17:10; Judg 18:19 prophet 2Kgs 2:12 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 6:21; 2Kgs 13:14 (twice in verse); compare 2Kgs 8:9 counsellor Gen 45:8 (E; compare δευτέρου πατρός ᵐ5 add. Esth 3:13 τῷ πατρί 1 Mac Esth 11:32); king 1Sam 24:12 artificer 2Chr 2:12; 2Chr 4:16.
9. specifically, ruler, chief (late) 1Chr 2:24; 1Chr 2:42 (twice in verse); etc. (compare Ew§ 273 b) see also EwGeschichte. i. 524. H i. 365. On the force of אָב in proper names (in many probably a divine title), see CheEncy. Bib., ABI, NAMES WITH Nöib., NAMES, §§ 44, 45.

fathers, father, chief, families, patrimony, …
ʾāb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
  • father of an individual
    • "of God as father of his people"head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan"ancestor
    • grandfather, forefathers (of a person)
      • "of people
    originator or patron of a class, profession, or art"of producer, generator (figuratively)"of benevolence and protection (figuratively)"term of respect and honor"ruler or chief (specifically)

צ֖וּר
צ֖וּר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Beth-zur")
Dictionary form: בֵּית צוּר · bate tsoor

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: beth-zur
of beth-zur ×2 and beth-zur ×1 beth-zur ×1
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Beth Zur — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most contemporary translations.
Beth-Zur — Hyphenated form; common in scholarly and study Bibles.
House of the Rock — Literal rendering; use when etymology is being highlighted.

BDB1086 H1049

BDB1085 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1087

בֵּיתצֿוּר proper name, of a location in Judah (house of rock) Josh 15:58; 2Chr 11:7; Neh 3:16 as proper name, masculine 1Chr 2:45 — modern Beit ‚ûr, approximately 12 miles south from Jerusalem RobBR iii. 276 f. Surveyiii. 311 BdPal 138 (Burj ‚ûr).

beth-zur
bêt ṣûr
house of the rock
Beth-Tsur, a place in Palestine
  • (n pr loc) a place in Judah
    • "(n pr m) the son of Maon

וּ גְדֽוֹר
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
גְדֽוֹר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And gedor")
Dictionary form: גְדֹר · ɡeh-DORE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and gedor
and gedor ×3 of gedor ×3 gedor ×1
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Gedor — Standard modern spelling for this proper place name.
Gedor (a walled enclosure) — Annotated form clarifying the name's etymological meaning.
the town of Gedor — Use when geographic context needs to be made explicit.
Gedor (settlement) — Helpful in maps or footnotes requiring brief identification.

BDB1528 H1446

BDB1527 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1529

גְּדוֺר, גְּדֹר proper name (Arabic wall); —

1. proper name, of a location city of Judah גְּדוֺר Josh 15:58 also as proper name, masculine, under figure of genealogy גְּדֹר son of Penuel 1Chr 4:4, גְּדוֺר son of Yered 1Chr 4:18 also הַגְּדוֺר 1Chr 12:7 see d. H.; הַגְּדוּד Baer, compare his note.
2. proper name, of a location גְּדֹר 1Chr 4:39, but read Gerar, according to ᵐ5 Ew Hi Be and others
3. proper name, masculine גְּדוֺר 1Chr 8:31; 1Chr 9:37 a Benjamite, of Gibeon.

gedor
gĕdōr
wall
Gedor, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites
  • (n pr m) a son of Penuel
    • "a son of Jered"a Benjamite of Gibeon"(n pr loc) a town in the mountainous part of Judah a few miles north of Hebron

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

חַלְחוּל בֵּֽית-צוּר וּגְדֽוֹר׃
58
Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,
Cross References

1 Chronicles 4:39

וַיֵּֽלְכוּ לִמְבוֹא גְדֹר עַד לְמִזְרַח הַגָּיְא לְבַקֵּשׁ מִרְעֶה לְצֹאנָֽם׃
39
And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
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