Hebrew Interlinear

Joshua 15:1 Interlinear

This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִ֣יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2הַגּוֹרָ֗לH1486This then was the lotproperly, a pebble, i.e., a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)
3לְמַטֵּ֛הH4294of the tribea branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
4בְּנֵ֥יH1121of the childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
5יְהוּדָ֖הH3063of Judahjehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
6לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םH4940by their familiesa family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
7אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
8גְּב֨וּלH1366even to the borderproperly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
9אֱד֧וֹםH123of Edomedom, the elder twin-brother of jacob; hence the region (idumaea) occupied by him
10מִדְבַּרH4057the wildernessa pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
11צִ֛ןH6790of Zintsin, a part of the desert
12נֶ֖גְבָּהH5045southwardthe south (from its drought); specifically, the negeb or southern district of judah, occasionally, egypt (as south to palestine)
13מִקְצֵ֥הH7097was the uttermost partan extremity
14תֵימָֽן׃H8486of the south coastthe south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)

Verse Context

Joshua 15:1 (current) This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast
Joshua 15:2 border And their south was from the shore sea...

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