Joshua 19:4

וְאֶלְתּוֹלַ֥ד וּבְת֖וּל וְחָרְמָֽה
And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
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וְ אֶלְתּוֹלַ֥ד
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אֶלְתּוֹלַ֥ד
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And eltolad")
Dictionary form: אֶלְתּוֹלַד · el-toh-LAHD

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and eltolad
and eltolad ×2
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Eltolad — Standard modern spelling for this proper place name.
El-tolad — Hyphenated form reflecting Hebrew syllable structure.
Eltôlad — Academic/critical edition form with transliteration accent mark.

BDB418 H513

BDB417 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB419

אֶלְתּוֺלַד proper name, of a location (compare תּוֺלַד below ילד) city in southern Judah Josh 15:30; Josh 19:4 compare also תּוֺלָ֑ד (q. v.) 1Chr 4:29.

eltolad
ʾeltôlad
God's generations
Eltolad, a place in Palestine
  • a city in southern Judah

וּ בְת֖וּל
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בְת֖וּל
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And bethul")
Dictionary form: בְּתוּל · beh-TOOL

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and bethul
and bethul ×1
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Bethul — Standard modern spelling for this Simeonite town name.
Bethuel — Alternate spelling found in parallel passages (1 Chr 4:30).
Beth-ul — Hyphenated form clarifying compound place-name structure.

BDB1382 H1328 H1329

BDB1381 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1383

II. בְּתוּאֵל proper name, of a location in Simeon 1Chr 4:30 = בְּתוּל Josh 19:4 כְּסִיל Josh 15:30 בֵּיתְאֵל 1Sam 30:27 (see above); yet compare LagBN 64; site unknown.

בְּתוּל see II. בְּתוּאֵל. above

בִּתְיָה see בַּת below בן, p. 124.

בָּֽתִּים see בית.

bethul
bĕtûl
God destroys, man of God, dweller in God
Bethul (i.e., Bethuel), a place in Palestine
  • a town of Simeon in the south (also spelled 'Bethuel')

וְ חָרְמָֽה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
חָרְמָֽה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And hormah")
Dictionary form: חׇרְמָה · hore-MAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and hormah
hormah ×4 and hormah ×2 and at hormah ×1 of hormah ×1 were in hormah ×1
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Hormah — Standard proper-noun form; use in most narrative contexts.
Destruction-Town — Translates the name's meaning; good for etymological wordplay passages.
the place of destruction — Explanatory rendering; clarifies meaning for unfamiliar readers.
the devoted place — Reflects ḥērem (sacred ban) root; suitable in cultic or legal contexts.

BDB3131 H2767

BDB3130 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3132

חָרְמָה proper name, of a location (asylum, compare Arabic id., WetzstZKW see 1884, 115) — a royal city of Canaanites, in the South, in tribe of Simeon Num 14:45 (J E; article only here see Di), Num 21:3 (J) where name explanation from Israel's devoting Canaanites of Arad to destruction; Josh 15:30; Josh 19:4 (P), Deut 1:44; Josh 12:14 (D), 1Sam 30:30; 1Chr 4:30 originally called צְפַת Judg 1:17, where name is said to have been changed to Hormah because Judah and Simeon (after death of Joshua) devoted its inhabitants to destruction, see Di Num 21:3. — On site see צְפַת.

hormah
ḥormâ
devotion
Chormah, a place in Palestine
  • a town of the Canaanites, conquered by Joshua, allotted to Judah, and located in the south of Judah

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

וְאֶלְתּוֹלַד וּבְתוּל וְחָרְמָֽה׃
4
And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
Cross References

Joshua 15:30

וְאֶלְתּוֹלַד וּכְסִיל וְחָרְמָֽה׃
30
And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

Judges 1:17

וַיֵּלֶךְ יְהוּדָה אֶת-שִׁמְעוֹן אָחִיו וַיַּכּוּ אֶת-הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי יוֹשֵׁב צְפַת וַיַּֽחֲרִימוּ אוֹתָהּ וַיִּקְרָא אֶת-שֵׁם-הָעִיר חָרְמָֽה׃
17
And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
Joshua 19:3
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