Joshua 19:38

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיִרְאוֹן֙ וּמִגְדַּל־אֵ֔ל חֳרֵ֥ם וּבֵית־עֲנָ֖ת וּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ עָרִ֥ים תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃

Transliteration

wə-yirʾôn û-migdal-ʾêl ḥŏrêm û-bêt-ʿănāt û-bêt šāmeš ʿārîm təšaʿ-ʿeśrêh wə-ḥaṣrêhen

Grammar Details

*wə-yirʾôn*: conjunction + proper noun - and Yiron
*û-migdal*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and tower of
*ʾêl*: proper noun - El (God)
*ḥŏrêm*: proper noun - Horem
*û-bêt*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and house of
*ʿănāt*: proper noun - Anath
*šāmeš*: noun, feminine singular - sun
*ʿārîm*: noun, feminine plural - cities
*təšaʿ*: cardinal number - nine
*ʿeśrêh*: cardinal number, feminine - ten
*wə-ḥaṣrêhen*: conjunction + noun, feminine plural + 3rd feminine plural suffix - and their villages

Word Meanings

*migdal*: tower/watchtower
*bêt*: house/dwelling/place
*ḥaṣrêhen*: their villages/settlements/hamlets

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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