Joshua 19:37

וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ וְאֶדְרֶ֖עִי וְעֵ֥ין חָצֽוֹר
And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
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וְ קֶ֥דֶשׁ
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
קֶ֥דֶשׁ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And kedesh")
Dictionary form: קֶדֶשׁ · keh-DESH

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and kedesh
kedesh ×5 and kedesh ×3 to kedesh ×2 of kedesh ×1 out of kedesh-naphtali ×1
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Kedesh — Standard modern spelling for this proper place name.
Kedesh-Naphtali — Use when specifying the Galilean city in Naphtali's territory.
Kedesh in Naphtali — Descriptive form; clarifies location without hyphenation.

BDB7326 H6943

BDB7325 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7327

קֶ֫דֶשׁ proper name, of a location (sanctuary) Καδης:

1. in Galilee Josh 20:7; Josh 21:32 (P), 1Chr 6:61 Naphtali Josh 19:37 (P), נַפְתָּלִי ׳ק Judg 4:6 = קֶדֶשׁ alone Josh 12:22 (D; with king); Judg 4:9; Judg 4:10 + vJudg 4:11 (where possibly different place on sea of Galilee, see GFMJudg 117, 119), also 2Kgs 15:29 Tel Amarna †idši; Egyptian †dšë WMMAs.u.Eur.173,217; modern Kades, northwest of Lake Huleh; see RobBR iii. 366 ff. SurveyWP i. 226 ff. BuhlGeogr. 235 f.
2. Κεδες: city of refuge in Issachar 1Chr 6:57 = קִשְׁיוֺן Josh 21:28 possibly Tel Abu Kudeis [SurveyWP i. 69], approximately 2 miles southeast from Lejjun (Megiddo): compare BuhlGeogr. 209.
3. Καδης: in southern Judah; Josh 15:23 (P) (= II. קָדֵשׁ 1 ? if so, then Masoretic distinction from קֶדֶשׁ in the north was here neglected).

BDB7638 H7191 H6943

BDB7637 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7639

קִשְׁיוֺן proper name, of a location Levit city in Issachar, Josh 19:20; Josh 21:28 (in || 1Chr 6:57 קֶדֶשׁ q. v.); Κεισων, ᵐ5L Κεσιων, A Κεσ’, Κισ’.

kedesh, kedesh-naphtali
qedeš
holy place
Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine
  • a city in the extreme south of Judah
    • same as 'Kadesh' and 'Kadesh-barnea'
    a city of Issachar allotted to the Gershonite Levites"a fortified Canaanite city allotted to Naphtali"a city of refuge in Naphtali

וְ אֶדְרֶ֖עִי
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אֶדְרֶ֖עִי
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And edrei")
Dictionary form: אֶדְרֶעִי · ed-reh-EE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and edrei
and edrei ×3 at edrei ×2 and at edrei ×1 and in edrei ×1 in edrei ×1
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Edrei — Standard anglicized spelling for this proper place name.
Edre'i — Reflects the Hebrew glottal; used in scholarly translations.
Adraa — Ancient Greek/Roman form; useful in historical-geographic contexts.

BDB2014 H154

BDB2013 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2015

אֶדְרֶ֫עִי proper name, of a location a chief city of Bashan אֶדְרֶ֖עִי Josh 19:37 אֶדְרֶ֑עִי Num 21:33 = Deut 3:1; Deut 3:10 בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹת בְּאֶדְרֶ֑עִי Deut 1:4 בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹת וּבְאֶדְרֶ֑עִי Josh 12:4; Josh 13:12 compare Josh 13:31 — on identity of all these compare Di Deut 3:10 modern Der`ât, 7 1/2 hours west-northwest of Bosra; Euseb. Ἀδραά (LagOnom. 213, 86 2nd ed. 235) compare Di Num 21:33 WetzstHauran 47, 77, 123 BdPal 201.

edrei
ʾedreʿî
goodly pasture
Edrei, the name of two places in Palestine
  • a chief city of Bashan, north of Jabbok river

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

חָצֽוֹר
חָצֽוֹר
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And en-hazor")
Dictionary form: עֵין חָצוֹר · ane haw-TSORE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and en-hazor
and en-hazor ×1
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En-Hazor — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most translations.
Ein Hazor — Reflects Hebrew 'ein' (spring); suits scholarly or Israeli contexts.
Spring of Hazor — Literal rendering; useful when place-name meaning needs highlighting.

BDB6022 H5877

BDB6021 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6023

עֵין חָצוֺר proper name, of a location in Naphtali Josh 19:37, πηγὴ Ασορ.

en-hazor
ʿên ḥāṣôr
fount of Hazor
En-Chatsor, a place in Palestine
  • one of the fenced cities in the territory of Naphtali

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ וְאֶדְרֶ֖עִי Tipeha — a lesser break וְעֵ֥ין חָצֽוֹר Silluq — end of the verse

וְקֶדֶשׁ וְאֶדְרֶעִי וְעֵין חָצֽוֹר׃
37
And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
Cross References

Joshua 20:7

וַיַּקְדִּשׁוּ אֶת-קֶדֶשׁ בַּגָּלִיל בְּהַר נַפְתָּלִי וְאֶת-שְׁכֶם בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם וְאֶת-קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע הִיא חֶבְרוֹן בְּהַר יְהוּדָֽה׃
7
And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

Joshua 12:22

מֶלֶךְ קֶדֶשׁ אֶחָד מֶֽלֶךְ-יָקְנֳעָם לַכַּרְמֶל אֶחָֽד׃
22
The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
Joshua 19:36
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