Joshua 18:23

וְהָֽעַוִּ֥ים וְהַפָּרָ֖ה וְעָפְרָֽה
And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
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1 Samuel 13:17

וַיֵּצֵא הַמַּשְׁחִית מִמַּֽחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים שְׁלֹשָׁה רָאשִׁים הָרֹאשׁ אֶחָד יִפְנֶה אֶל-דֶּרֶךְ עָפְרָה אֶל-אֶרֶץ שׁוּעָֽל׃
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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:
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Joshua 18:23
Masoretic Phrasing
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וְהָֽעַוִּ֥ים וְהַפָּרָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break וְעָפְרָֽה Silluq — end of the verse
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Word Parts
וְ הָ ֽעַוִּ֥ים
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הָ
Prefix — article the
ֽעַוִּ֥ים
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And avim")
Dictionary form: עַוִּים · ah-WEEM
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Td/Np
Noun — Proper Name
וְ Speech Conjunction
הָ Speech Particle Type Definite Article
עַוִּים Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5872 H5757 H5761

BDB5871 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5873

[עַוִּי] adjective, of a people only plural הַעַוִּים as substantive, inhabitants of II. עַוָּה 2Kgs 17:31 (another עַוִּים below).

עוֺז noun see עֹז below עזז.

BDB5875 H5757 H5761

BDB5874 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5876

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 (D2), ᵐ5 Ευαιοι.
2. location ׳הָע city in Benjamin Josh 18:23 (= הָעַי ?), ᵐ5 Αιειν, Αυειμ. — See also [עַוִּי] above

Strong's Definition H5761
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
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
Avvim Avvim Ancient people who inhabited the Gaza area
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Word Parts
וְ הַ פָּרָ֖ה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַ
Prefix — article the
פָּרָ֖ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And parah")
Dictionary form: פָּרָה · paw-RAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Td/Np
Noun — Proper Name
וְ Speech Conjunction
הַ Speech Particle Type Definite Article
פָּרָה Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6822 H6511

BDB6821 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6823

II. פָּרָה proper name, of a location in Benjamin, ׳הַפּ Josh 18:23, φαρα, A φρα.

Strong's Definition H6511
parah
pārâ
heifer-town
Parah, a place in Palestine
  • a town in Benjamin
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
Parah
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Word Parts
וְ עָפְרָֽה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
עָפְרָֽה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And ophrah")
Dictionary form: עׇפְרָה · ope-RAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
וְ Speech Conjunction
עָפְרָֽה Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6262 H6084

BDB6261 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6263

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, approximately 4 miles northeast from Bethel, compare 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.
2. person, masculine in Judah 1Chr 4:14, Γοφερα, ᵐ5L Εφραθ.

Strong's Definition H6084
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
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 7 English renderings
Ophrah Ophrah Son of Meonothai Ophrah A town in Benjamin and a place in Manasseh
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