Joshua 16

Joshua · Chapter 16

Joshua 16:2

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
2And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth;

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and it goes outוְיָצָ֥אve-ya-TZA'H3318I
to come out: come

יָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

from Beth-מִבֵּֽית־mi-beit-H1008G
Aven

אָ֫וֶן (a.ven) Aven = "vanity" a name used contemptuously a place of idolatrous worship Bethel with its calf worship (Ho 10:8) Another name of bet-el (בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל "Bethel" H1008G)

-elאֵ֖ל'elH1008G
Aven

אָ֫וֶן (a.ven) Aven = "vanity" a name used contemptuously a place of idolatrous worship Bethel with its calf worship (Ho 10:8) Another name of bet-el (בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל "Bethel" H1008G)

Luz towardsל֑וּזָהLU-zahH3870H
Luz

לוּז (luz) § Luz = "almond tree" the name of a town in the land of the Hittites

and it passes onוְעָבַ֛רve-'a-VARH5674A
to pass

עָבַר (a.var) 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish …

toאֶל־'el-H0413
to(wards)

אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

[the] border ofגְּב֥וּלge-VULH1366H
border: boundary

גְּבוּל (ge.vul) : boundary 1) border, territory 1a) border 1b) territory (enclosed within boundary) 1c) region, territory (of darkness) (fig.) Also means: ge.vul (גְּבוּל ": area" H1366H)

the Arkite[s]הָאַרְכִּ֖יha-'ar-KIH0757
Archite

אַרְכִּי (ar.ki) Someone from Arach(?), first mentioned at Jos.16.2 § Archite or Archi = "lengthy" referring to the home city of Hushai

Atarothעֲטָרֽוֹת׃a-ta-ROTH5852H
Ataroth

עֲטָרוֹת (a.ta.rot) § Ataroth = "crowns" a place on the boundary of Ephraim and Manasseh between Ephraim and Benjamin

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.