Joshua 19:8
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath–beer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.”
מַטֶּה
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
נַחֲלָה
was the inheritance of
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נַחֲלָה
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
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נֶגֶב
Negev
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נֶגֶב
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
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בֵּן
the descendants of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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סָבִיב
were around
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סָבִיב
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
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שִׁמְעוֹן
Simeon
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שִׁמְעוֹן
Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
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רָמָה
of Ramah
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רָמָה
Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine
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בַּעֲלַת בְּאֵר
Baalath
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בַּעֲלַת בְּאֵר
Baalath-Beer, a place in Palestine
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