Numbers 33:46

וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִדִּיבֹ֣ן גָּ֑ד וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּעַלְמֹ֥ן דִּבְלָתָֽיְמָה

And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.

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וַ יִּסְע֖וּ

וַ

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

יִּסְע֖וּ

Root word departed, journeyed, removed, forward, journey, …

Dictionary form: נָסַע · naw-SA

וַ

Vav-consecutive (wayyiqtol) The וַ prefix — vav with patach plus a doubling dagesh in the next letter — flips this verb into story-telling past: translate "and (he) ___ed", not "will ___".

Verb — Qal, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), third person masculine plural simple action — "he did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: and they removed

and they departed ×21 and they removed ×18 journeyed ×10 set forward ×8 and they journeyed ×5 they journeyed ×5 and journeyed ×4 removed ×4

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set out — Best general choice; implies purposeful departure and travel.

travel — Broad and natural; suits extended or repeated journeying.

march — Prefer for military or large-group movement contexts.

move on — Captures the sense of breaking camp and advancing.

depart — Emphasizes the leaving rather than the journey itself.

pull up stakes — Informal; vividly reflects nomadic camp-breaking behind the word.

BDB5243 H5265

I. נָסַע₁₄₇ verb pull out or up, set out, journey (Late Hebrew id., move, march; Assyrian nisû, set out, withdraw, etc. Dl^{HWB 470}; Nö^{ZMG x1(1886), 723} compare also Arabic , Ethiopic [rare] pull up, away, so Ba^{ES 51}); —

Qal₁₃₇ Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳נ Gen 33:17 +, 3 masculine plural נָָֽסְעוּ Deut 10:6, נָסָ֑עוּ Num 2:34 +, etc.; Imperfect יִסַּע Isa 33:20, וַיִּסַּע Gen 12:9 +, suffix וַיִּסָּעֵם Judg 16:3 3 masculine plural יִסְעוּ Exod 40:36 +, יִסָּ֑עוּ Num 2:9 +; 2 masculine plural תִּסְעוּ Josh 3:3 1 plural נִסְעָה cohortative Gen 33:12, וַנִּסַּע Deut 1:19; Deut 2:1, וַנִּסְעָה Ezra 8:31, etc.; Imperative סְעוּ Deut 2:24 +; Infinitive absolute Gen 12:9 construct נְסֹעַ Josh 3:14 +; suffix נָסְעָם Gen 11:2; Num 10:34 Participle נֹסֵעַ Exod 14:10; Num 10:33 plural נֹסְעִים Num 10:29 —

1. pull out or up, city-gate and gate-posts Judg 16:3 loom vJudg 16:14 (on text compare GFM), tent-pegs Isa 33:20 (figurative of Jerusalem; compare also Niph`al).

2. hence (from pulling up tent-pegs),
a. set out Gen 35:5; Num 12:15 (both E), Jer 4:7 (|| יָצָא מִמְּקוֺמוֺ); even of lifeless things, e.g. the ark, הָאָרוֺן Num 10:35 (JE); often in P: Exod 14:15; Exod 40:37; Num 1:51; Num 4:5; Num 4:15; Num 9:17 + 8 t. Num 9; Num 10:5; Num 10:6; Num 10:17; Num 10:18; Num 10:21; Num 10:22; Num 10:25, so probably also Num 2:8 + 6 t. Num 2 (see below; even of lifeless things, דֶּגֶל Num 10:18; Num 10:12, מִשְׁכָּן Num 1:51, אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד Num 2:17), Num 33:3 וַיִּסַּעוַ֗֗֗יָּבֹא Gen 46:1 (E) and Israel set out, and came, etc., Exod 16:1; Exod 19:2; Num 20:22; Josh 9:17 (all P), Deut 1:7, נִסְעָה וְנֵלֵ֑כָה Deut 33:12 (J); (וַ֗֗֗יַּעֲלוּ) וַיִּסְעוּ Judg 18:11, סְעוּ וְעִבְרוּ Deut 2:24 ׳נ often with מִן Gen 35:16 (E), Num 10:34 (JE), מֵאָהֳלֵיהֶם לַעֲבֹר ׳נ Josh 3:14 (JE), set out from their tents, to cross, etc.; compare ׳נ מִןלָ֗֗֗לֶכֶת Ezra 8:31 with מִן + ויבא, Josh 3:1 (JE), Num 33:9 (P), + וַיֵּלֶךְ vNum 33:3 (D), Deut 1:19, + וַיַּעַבְרוּ Num 33:8 (P); + וַיָּשָׁב + וַיַּחֲנוּ Num 33:7 (P).
b. depart, with מִן Gen 37:17 (J), 2Kgs 3:27; 2Kgs 19:8; 2Kgs 19:36 = Isa 37:8; Isa 37:37 even of עַמּוּד הֶעָנָן Exod 14:19 (J); of angel vExod 14:19 (E; + וַיֵּלֶךְ).

3. journey, march (by stages) Gen 12:9; Gen 35:21 (both J), Num 10:13; Num 10:14; Num 10:28 (P), (possibly also Num 2:9 etc., compare 2 above); + לְמַסְעֵיהֶם according to their stations, i.e. by stages Exod 17:1; Num 10:12 (+ מִן), compare Exod 40:36 (all P); followed by ה locative Gen 12:9; Gen 33:17 (both J), Deut 1:40; Deut 2:1 סְעוּ לָכֶם הַמִּדְבָּר Num 14:25 (JE); followed by מִקֶּדֶם eastward (see מִן

1. c) Gen 11:2; Gen 13:11 (both J), אַחֲרֵי Exod 14:10 (J), אֶלֿ Num 10:29, לִפְנֵי vNum 10:33 (of ark; all J); followed by מִן + ה locative Gen 20:1 (E), Deut 10:6; Deut 10:7; Exod 12:37 (P), + accusative of location Num 11:35 (JE); followed by מִן + accusative of distance, דֶּרֶךְ Num 10:33 (JE), Num 21:4 (P); especially וַיִּסְעוּ מִןוַ֗֗֗יַּחֲנוּ Num 21:12; Num 21:13 (JE), Exod 13:20; Num 21:11; Num 33:5 + 37 t. Num 33 (all P); of shepherds Jer 31:24. — נָָֽסְעוּ כְמוֺ צאֹן Zech 10:2 is dubious; We נָעוּ or יָנֻעוּ, so Now.

4. of wind, ׳רוּחַ מֵאֵת י ׳נ Num 11:31 there set forth (sprang up) a wind from ׳י. Niph`al Perfect be pulled up, removed: 3 masculine singular דּוֺרִי נִסַּע וְנִגְלָה מִנִּי כְּאֹהֶל רֹעִי Isa 38:12 of tent-peg הֲלֹא נִסַּע Job 4:21 (reading יְתֵדָם for יִתְרָם, see II. יֶתֶר). Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַסַּע Ps 78:26, וַיַּסַּע Exod 15:22 + 2 t.; 2 masculine singular תַּסִּיעַ Ps 80:9, 3 feminine singular תַּסִּיעִי 2Kgs 4:4 3 masculine plural וַּיַּסִּ֫עוּ 1Kgs 5:31 Participleמַסִּיעַ Eccl 10:9 —

1. cause to set out, lead out, with accusative of person Exod 15:22 (J; + מִן, וַיֵּצְאוּ), Ps 78:52 (כַּצּאֹן; || וַיְנַהֲגֵם), Ps 80:9 (מִן; figurative of vine); figurative of a wind, cause to spring up, יַסַּע קָדִים Ps 78:26 (|| וַיְנַהֵג; compare Qal 4).

2. remove, with accusative of thing 2Kgs 4:4 וַיַּסַּע כָּעֵץ תִּקְוָתִי Job 19:10 specifically, remove from quarry, quarry: 1Kgs 5:31 and they quarried great stones, compare Eccl 10:9.

departed, journeyed, removed, forward, journey, …

nāsaʿ

properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e., start on a journey

to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart

(Qal)

to pull out or up

to cause to set out, lead out, cause to spring up

מִ דִּיבֹ֣ן

מִ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

דִּיבֹ֣ן

Root word a name — transliterate it ("From dibon-gad")

Dictionary form: דִּיבוֹן · dee-BONE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: from dibon-gad

dibon ×6 and dibon ×1 and to dibon ×1 from dibon-gad ×1 in dibon-gad ×1 thereof and at dibon ×1

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Dibon — Standard modern spelling for this Moabite/Gadite place name.

Dibon-Gad — Use when the full compound name distinguishes the Gadite site.

Dhiban — Archaeological/scholarly name; modern Arabic site identification.

BDB1912 H1769 H1775 H1776

דִּיבֹן, דִּיבוֺן proper name, of a location —

1. city in Moab (MI^{21; 28} דיבן, compare ib.¹ adjective, of a people הדיבני) — דִּיבֹן Num 21:30; Num 32:3; Num 32:34 (built up or at by Gad) Isa 15:2 in territory of Gad, hence דִּיבֹן גָּד֑ Num 33:45; Num 33:46 (compare on these verses & Num 32:34 MI^{10 f.}); also דִּיבוֺן Josh 13:9; Josh 13:17; Jer 48:22 ישֶׁבֶת בַּת דִּיבוֺן Jer 48:18 = דִּימוֺן Isa 15:9, see also מֵי דִימוֺן vIsa 15:9 = Arnon, compare Che & Hpt^{ZA 1887, 268}; — modern Dîbân, north of Arnon, compare Seetzen^{:Reisen i. 409} Tristr^{Land of Moab 132 ff.} Bd^{Pal 193}.

2. דִּיבֹן Neh 11:25 place in Judah, toward south = דִּימוֺנָה Josh 15:22, compare Hpt^l.c.; conjectures by Kn Ke (compare Di) to be Tell ed Dheib (van de Velde^{Mem. 252}) called also Ehdeib (Rob^{BR ii. 102}).

דִּיג, דַּיָּג see below דגה.

דַּיָּה see below דאה.

דְּיוֺ see below דוה.

dibon, dibon-gad

dîbôn

wasting

Dibon, the name of three places in Palestine

a town in Moab on the east side of the Jordan which was taken over by the Israelites and rebuilt by the children of Gad

גָּ֑ד

Root word a name — transliterate it

Dictionary form: גָּד · ɡawd

Noun — Proper Name

of gad ×48 gad ×16 and gad ×3 and of gad ×2 so gad ×2

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Gad — Standard proper name; use for the tribe or person.

the tribe of Gad — Clarifies referent when tribal identity is in focus.

Gadite — Adjectival form; use for members or things of Gad.

the territory of Gad — Use when the geographical region is meant.

BDB1480 H1410

III. גָּד₇₁ proper name, masculine (fortunatus? perhaps derived from foregoing divine name Siegf^{JPTh 1875, 364} Sta^{Geschichte.i.148}; but see also Bae^{Rel 159f.}) — שָגּד Gen 35:26 +, as well as גָּד֑ Gen 30:11 +; —

1. son of Jacob and Zilpah;
a. strictly as personal name Gen 30:11; Gen 35:26; Gen 46:16; Exod 1:4 compare Gen 49:19; 1Chr 2:2.
b. as name of tribe Num 1:14; Deut 27:13; Deut 33:20 (twice in verse); Josh 18:7; Ezek 48:27; Ezek 48:28 compare אֶרֶץ גָּד 1Sam 13:7 see also Jer 49:1, שַׁעַד גָּד Ezek 48:34, on הַנַּחַל הַגָּד 2Sam 24:5 compare We Dr; explicitly מַטֵּה גָּד Num 1:25; Num 2:14; Num 13:15; Josh 13:24; Josh 20:8; Josh 21:7; Josh 21:36; 1Chr 6:48; 1Chr 6:65 once, צְבָא מַטֵּה בְנֵיגָֿד Num 10:20 בְּנֵי גָד (MI¹⁰ אש גד) Num 1:24 + 12 t. Numbers; Josh 4:12 + 14 t. Joshua; 1Chr 5:11; 1Chr 12:14.

2. a prophet in David's time, called נָבִיא 1Sam 22:5, but הַנָּבִיא חֹזֶה דָוִד 2Sam 24:11 & חֹזֵה דָוִיד || 1Chr 21:9, הַחֹזֶה 1Chr 29:29 & חֹזֵההַֿמֶּלֶךְ 2Chr 29:25.

gad

gād

troop

Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet

seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, and full brother of Asher.

וַֽ יַּחֲנ֖וּ

וַֽ

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

יַּחֲנ֖וּ

Root word pitched, encamped, encamp, pitch, tents, …

Dictionary form: חָנָה · haw-NAW

וַ

Vav-consecutive (wayyiqtol) The וַ prefix — vav with patach plus a doubling dagesh in the next letter — flips this verb into story-telling past: translate "and (he) ___ed", not "will ___".

Verb — Qal, Sequential Imperfect (Wayyiqtol), third person masculine plural simple action — "he did" story-telling past — try "and he ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: and encamped

and pitched ×50 and encamped ×23 pitched ×7 and they pitched ×5 encamped ×4 shall pitch ×4 and encamp ×2 and pitched his tent ×2

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camp — Most versatile; suits narrative and military contexts.

encamp — Slightly formal; good for military or ceremonial settings.

set up camp — Natural, modern phrase; vivid for narrative prose.

pitch tents — Concrete imagery; emphasizes the physical act of settling.

settle — Broader; use when temporary dwelling is implied.

bivouac — Military register; use sparingly for armed encampments.

BDB2914 H2583

חָנָה₁₄₃ verb decline, bend down, encamp (Aramaic to aim at, incline towards, reach; Zinjirli מחנת construct camp, Inscription Panammu^{13. 16. 17}; Arabic bend, curve, bend down; Assyrian mûnu, mênu and tênû, couch, mânîtu, house, Zim^{BP 44, 45} Dl in Zim¹¹⁷) —

Qal Perfect חָנָה 1Sam 26:5; Isa 29:1 וְחָנִ֫יתִי consecutive Isa 29:3; Zech 9:8 חָנוּ Num 2:34 + 2 t.; וְחָנוּ consecutive Num 1:52 Imperfect וַיִּחַן Gen 26:17 + 9 t.; 3 feminine singular תַּחֲנֶה Ps 27:3 יַחֲנוּ Num 1:50 + 13 t. Numbers + Exod 14:2: וַיַּחֲנוּ Exod 13:26 + 79 t. (of which 42 in Num 33); וַיַּחֲנוּן Judg 11:18 2 masculine plural תַּחֲנוּ Exod 14:2 1 plural וַנַּחֲנֶה Ezra 8:15 Imperative חֲנֵה 2Sam 12:28 חֲנוּ Num 31:19; Jer 50:29 Infinitive חֲנוֺת Judg 19:9 חֲנֹת Num 1:51 suffix חֲנֹתֵנוּ Num 10:31 חֲנֹתְכֶם Deut 1:33 Participle חֹנֶה Exod 18:5; Ps 34:8 feminine חֹנָה 2Sam 23:13; 1Chr 11:15 חֹנָ֑ךְ Ps 53:6 plural חֹנִים Exod 14:9 + 11 t.; חוֺנִים Num 2:2; Nah 3:17 —

1. decline, of day drawing to its close חֲנוֺת הַיּוֺם Judg 19:9 (|| ׳רָפָה הַיּ לַעֲרוֺב; also ׳נְטוֺת הַיּ V:8; הַיּוֺם רַד מְאֹד vJudg 19:11).

2. encamp (properly verge toward, incline to, settle at, of goal of day's march): —
a. of single nomad Gen 26:17 (J; followed by ב), Gen 33:18 (E; followed by אֶתפֿני).
b. of Israel at Exodus and in wilderness Exod 13:20 (ב) Exod 14:2 (לִפְנֵי), vExod 14:2 (עַל), + approximately 80 t. (Hexateuch chiefly P); also (absolute) Num 9:18; Num 9:20; Num 9:22; Num 9:23 compare Ezra 8:15; Neh 11:30 so they encamped (i.e. settled, or were settled) from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom (|| ישׁבו vNeh 11:25).
c. of armies: (1) Israel (conquering Canaan, etc.) Josh 4:19; Josh 5:10 + often; (2) Philistines 1Sam 4:1; 1Sam 13:16; 2Sam 23:23 +; usually followed by ב location Num 10:31; 1Sam 4:1; 1Sam 13:16; Josh 4:19; 1Sam 13:5 + 63t. (וַיַּחֲנוּ בְ 2Sam 24:5 read וַיָּחֵלּוּ מִן ᵐ5^L We Dr see חלל); so of locusts in hedges (in simile) Nah 3:17 also followed by עַל = by, near Exod 14:2; Exod 14:9; Exod 15:27; Num 1:52; Num 2:2; Num 2:5; Num 2:12; Num 2:27; Num 3:29; Num 3:35 (על ירך), Num 33:10; Judg 7:1; 1Sam 4:1 עלפֿני השׂדה (על in different sense) 2Sam 11:11 followed by עַל also = against, encamp with hostile purpose Josh 10:5; Josh 10:31; Josh 10:34; Judg 6:4; Judg 20:19; 1Sam 11:1; 2Sam 12:28; 1Kgs 16:15; 2Kgs 25:1; 2Chr 32:1; Jer 50:29; Jer 52:4; Ps 27:3 followed by אֶלֿ in same sense Josh 11:5 metaphor of God's hostility to apostate Jerusalem (על) Isa 29:3 followed by also לְ = at, by Num 2:34; Zech 9:8 אשׁרשָׁ֗֗֗ם Exod 18:5; 1Sam 26:5 followed by סביב לְ for protection Num 1:50; Num 1:53, compare metaphor Ps 34:8, but also hostility Job 19:12 also follwed by other prepositions and prepositional phrases, e.g. מֵעֵבֶר Num 21:13 מחוץ Num 31:19 בין 1Sam 17:1 נגד 1Kgs 20:27 etc.; followed by accusative of location 2Sam 17:26 followed by suffix accusative with hostile sense חֹנָ֑ךָ Ps 53:6 without preposition or noun following, in sense of encamp, be or abide in encampment Num 9:18; Num 9:20; Num 9:22; Num 9:23; Ezra 8:15; 2Sam 11:11 +; poetic of David in Jerusalem, Isa 29:1 city in which David fixed his camp.

pitched, encamped, encamp, pitch, tents, …

ḥānâ

properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or siege)

to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against

(Qal)

to decline

בְּ עַלְמֹ֥ן

בְּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

עַלְמֹ֥ן

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

אָב₁₁₉₁ noun masculine father (Phoenician אב, Assyrian abu, Arabic , Sabean אב CIS^{iv, 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 RS^{Sem 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 Br^MP).

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 Ew^{Geschichte. i. 524. H i. 365}. On the force of אָב in proper names (in many probably a divine title), see Che^{Ency. Bib., ABI, NAMES WITH} Nö^{ib., NAMES, §§ 44, 45}.

fathers, father, chief, families, patrimony, …

ʾāb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

father of an individual

grandfather, forefathers (of a person)

דִּבְלָתָֽיְמָ ה

דִּבְלָתָֽיְמָ

Root word a name — transliterate it ("In almon-diblathaim")

Suffix — direction direction — "to / toward ___"

Dictionary form: עַלְמֹן דִּבְלָתָיְמָה · al-MONE dib-law-tai-MAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: in almon-diblathaim

from almon-diblathaim ×1 in almon-diblathaim ×1

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Almon-diblathaim — Standard proper noun; use in most translation contexts.

Almon Diblathaim — Unhyphenated form; suits modern style guides preferring open compounds.

Almon-Diblathaim — Both elements capitalized; emphasizes dual-part place name.

BDB6110 H5963

עַלְמוֺן דִּבְלָתָ֑יְמָה proper name, of a location in Moab, Num 33:46; Num 33:47 (P), ᵐ5 Γελμων Δεβλαθαιμ; = ׳בֵּית ד q. v.

almon-diblathaim

ʿalmōn diblātāymâ

concealing the two cakes

Almon-Diblathajemah, a place in Moab

a station of the Israelites in the wilderness of Moab

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

וַיִּסְע֖וּ Tipeha — a lesser break מִדִּיבֹ֣ן גָּ֑ד Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ Tipeha — a lesser break בְּעַלְמֹ֥ן דִּבְלָתָֽיְמָה Silluq — end of the verse

וַיִּסְעוּ מִדִּיבֹן גָּד וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּעַלְמֹן דִּבְלָתָֽיְמָה׃

And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.

Cross References

Isaiah 15:2

עָלָה הַבַּיִת וְדִיבֹן הַבָּמוֹת לְבֶכִי עַל-נְבוֹ וְעַל מֵֽידְבָא מוֹאָב יְיֵלִיל בְּכָל-רֹאשָׁיו קָרְחָה כָּל-זָקָן גְּרוּעָֽה׃

He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.

Numbers 32:34

וַיִּבְנוּ בְנֵי-גָד אֶת-דִּיבֹן וְאֶת-עֲטָרֹת וְאֵת עֲרֹעֵֽר׃

And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

Ezekiel 6:14

וְנָטִיתִי אֶת-יָדִי עֲלֵיהֶם וְנָתַתִּי אֶת-הָאָרֶץ שְׁמָמָה וּמְשַׁמָּה מִמִּדְבַּר דִּבְלָתָה בְּכֹל מוֹשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם וְיָדְעוּ כִּֽי-אֲנִי יְהוָֽה׃

So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Jeremiah 48:18

רְדִי מִכָּבוֹד ‫(ישבי)‬ וּשְׁבִי בַצָּמָא יֹשֶׁבֶת בַּת-דִּיבוֹן כִּֽי-שֹׁדֵד מוֹאָב עָלָה בָךְ שִׁחֵת מִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃

Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.

Jeremiah 48:22

וְעַל-דִּיבוֹן וְעַל-נְבוֹ וְעַל-בֵּית דִּבְלָתָֽיִם׃

And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,

Numbers 33:45

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Numbers 33:47

Numbers 33:46

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Strong's Definition H5265

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Strong's Definition H1769

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Strong's Definition H1410

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Strong's Definition H2583

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Strong's Definition H1

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Strong's Definition H5963

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