King James Version
Joshua 15:54 in the King James Version says “And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:”
Joshua 15:54 · KJV
Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,
And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah, Janum: or, Janus
And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
KJV Study — Public Domain
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
“cities”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
“with their villages”
H2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
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