Joshua 18:23
And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
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וְ
הָ
ֽעַוִּ֥ים
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הָ
Prefix — article
the
ֽעַוִּ֥ים
Dictionary form:
עַוִּים
· ah-WEEM
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And avim")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and avim
and avim ×1
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Avvim — Standard scholarly spelling; preferred in modern translations.
Avim — Simplified spelling; reflects KJV form without 'and'.
the Avvites — Use when referring to the people/group collectively.
[עַוִּי] adjective, of a people only plural הַעַוִּים as substantive, inhabitants of II. עַוָּה 2Kgs 17:31 (another עַוִּים below).
עוֺז noun see
עַוִּים proper name
1. of a people ׳הָע people on southwest coast of Mediterranean before the כַּפְתֹּרִים (q. v.) came Deut 2:23, and remaining thereafter Josh 13:3 (D 2ᵐ5 Ευαιοι .
2. location ׳הָע city in Benjamin Josh 18:23 (= הָעַי ?), ᵐ5 Αιειν , Αυειμ . — See also [עַוִּי] above
avim
ʿawwîm
ruins
Avvim (as inhabited by Avvites), a place in Palestine (with the article prefix)
- (n pr m) a people among the early inhabitants of Palestine located in the southwest corner of the seacoast "(n pr loc) a city in Benjamin
וְ
הַ
פָּרָ֖ה
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַ
Prefix — article
the
פָּרָ֖ה
Dictionary form:
פָּרָה
· paw-RAW
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And parah")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and parah
and parah ×1
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cow — Most natural modern English term for an adult female bovine.
heifer — Younger female cow; apt for ritual or agricultural contexts.
cattle — Use when referring collectively or when gender is less focal.
dairy cow — Highlights milk-producing role; prefer in pastoral or farming passages.
II. פָּרָה proper name, of a location
parah
pārâ
heifer-town
Parah, a place in Palestine
- a town in Benjamin
וְ
עָפְרָֽה
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
עָפְרָֽה
Dictionary form:
עׇפְרָה
· ope-RAW
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And ophrah")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and ophrah
in ophrah ×2
and ophrah ×1
at ophrah ×1
even in ophrah ×1
ophrah ×1
that leadeth to ophrah ×1
was in ophrah ×1
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Ophrah — Standard modern spelling for this proper place name.
Ofrah — Phonetically closer transliteration; used in some modern versions.
Ophra — Simplified spelling dropping final 'h'; less common scholarly form.
עָפְרָה proper name
1. location: a. in Benjamin Josh 18:23 (P Αφαρ , etc.; 1Sam 13:7 Γοφερα ; probably = עֶפְרוֺן 2 and אֶפְרַיִם 6; perhaps modern e‰-ˆayyibeh GASmGeogr. 252 BuhlGeogr. 177.
b. in Manasseh,Εφραθα : Judg 6:11; Judg 8:27 construct עָפְרַת אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי Judg 6:24, but ׳עָפְרָה וגו Judg 8:32 with ה locative עָפְרָ֫תָה Judg 9:5.
b. in Manasseh,
2. person, masculine in Judah 1Chr 4:14, Γοφερα , ᵐ5 L Εφραθ .
ophrah
ʿoprâ
fawn
Ophrah, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine
- (n pr m) a Judaite, son of Meonothai "(n pr loc) a town of Benjamin approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Bethel"a place in Manasseh, native place of Gideon; probably located close to Shechem
The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְהָֽעַוִּ֥ים וְהַפָּרָ֖ה
Tipeha — a lesser break
וְעָפְרָֽה
Silluq — end of the verse
וְהָֽעַוִּים וְהַפָּרָה וְעָפְרָֽה׃
23
And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
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וַיֵּצֵא הַמַּשְׁחִית מִמַּֽחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים שְׁלֹשָׁה רָאשִׁים הָרֹאשׁ אֶחָד יִפְנֶה אֶל-דֶּרֶךְ עָפְרָה אֶל-אֶרֶץ שׁוּעָֽל׃
And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual: