New American Standard Bible 1995

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Joshua

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Thus they gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its surrounding pasture lands.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Thus they gave to give, put, set Verb H5414 וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ vai·yit·te·nu
them Kiriath-arba, "city of the four," an older name of Hebron (2275a) Noun H7153 אַרְבַּ֨ע ar·ba
[Arba being] the father father Noun H1 אֲבִ֧י a·vi
of Anak "neck," a Canaanite Noun H6061 הָֽעֲנֹ֛וק ha·'a·no·vk
(that is, Hebron), "association, league," a city in S. Judah Noun H2275 חֶבְרֹ֖ון chev·ro·vn
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in the hill country mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 בְּהַ֣ר be·har
of Judah, probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr. Noun H3063 יְהוּדָ֑ה ye·hu·dah;
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with its surrounding circuit, round about sub H5439 סְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ se·vi·vo·tei·ha.
pasture lands. a common, common land, open land Noun H4054 מִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָ mig·ra·she·ha

Locations

Hebron

HEBRON (1)he'-brun (chebhron, "league" or "confederacy"; Chebron): One of the most ancient and important cities in Southern Palestine, now known to the Moslems as el Khalil (i.e. Khalil er Rahman, "the friend of the Merciful," i.e. of God, a favorite name for Abraham; compare James 2:23). The city is some 20 miles South of Jerusalem, situated in an open vall... View Details

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

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Arba

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Thus they gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its surrounding pasture lands.
King James Bible Thus And they gave them Kiriath-arba, the city of Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with its surrounding pasture lands.the suburbs thereof round about it.
Hebrew Greek English Thus they gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its surrounding pasture lands.