Hebrew Interlinear

Joshua 21:41 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Joshua 21:41, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel All the cities were forty and eight with their suburbs

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1כֹּ֚לH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
2עָרִ֛יםH5892All the citiesa city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
3הַלְוִיִּ֔םH3881of the Levitesa levite or descendant of levi
4בְּת֖וֹךְH8432withina bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center
5אֲחֻזַּ֣תH272the possessionsomething seized, i.e., a possession (especially of land)
6בְּנֵֽיH1121of 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
7יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
8עָרִ֛יםH5892All the citiesa city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
9אַרְבָּעִ֥יםH705were fortyforty
10וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הH8083and eighta cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
11וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃H4054with their suburbsa suburb (i.e., open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea

Verse Context

Joshua 21:40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families which were remaining...
Joshua 21:41 (current) All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel All the cities were forty and eight with their suburbs
Joshua 21:42 These cities These cities These cities with their suburbs...

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