Joshua 10:16 Go deeper

But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. (KJV)

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וַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suand they fled

Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to flee

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Joshua 10:16 word 1

חֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shet[the] five

Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: five

Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Joshua 10:16 word 2

הַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.Khimthe kings

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Joshua 10:16 word 3

הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> these

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Joshua 10:16 word 4

וַיֵּחָבְא֥וּvai.ye.cha.ve.'Uand they hid themselves

Lemma: חָבָא (cha.va) · Strong's: H2244

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)

Meaning: to hide

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 31:27, Joshua 6:17, Joshua 6:25, Joshua 10:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2244; TAHOT Joshua 10:16 word 5

בַמְּעָרָ֖הva.me.'a.Rahin the cave

Lemma: מְעָרָה (me.a.rah) · Strong's: H4631

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: cave

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 19:30, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 23:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4631; TAHOT Joshua 10:16 word 6

בְּמַקֵּדָֽה\׃be.ma.ke.Dahat Makkedah

Lemma: מַקֵּדָה (maq.qe.dah) · Strong's: H4719

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Makkedah

Used 9 times. Also: Joshua 10:10, Joshua 10:17, Joshua 10:21, Joshua 10:28, Joshua 10:29, Joshua 12:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4719; TAHOT Joshua 10:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now the	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
five	→	חָמֵשׁ H2568 five
kings	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
had fled	→	נוּס H5127 to flee
and hidden	→	חָבָא H2244 to hide
in the cave	→	מְעָרָה H4631 cave
at Makkedah	→	מַקֵּדָה H4719 Makkedah

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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