King James Version
Joshua 14:15 in the King James Version says “And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from ...” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.”
Joshua 14:15 · KJV
And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“from war”
H4421a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
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