Joshua 15:2 Go deeper

And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Joshua 15:2 word 1

גְּב֣וּלge.Vulborder of

Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: border: boundary

Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 23:31, Exodus 34:24, Numbers 20:23, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1366G; TAHOT Joshua 15:2 word 2

נֶ֔גֶבNe.gev[the] south

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: south

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 26:18, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:23, Exodus 38:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5045H; TAHOT Joshua 15:2 word 3

מִקְצֵ֖הmik.Tzehfrom [the] end of

Lemma: קָצֶה (qa.tseh) · Strong's: H7097A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: end

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 47:2, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 13:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7097A; TAHOT Joshua 15:2 word 4

יָ֣םyam[the] Sea of

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Joshua 15:2 word 5

הַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lach<the> Salt

Lemma: מֶ֫לַח (me.lach) · Strong's: H4417G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: Salt (Sea)

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 14:3, Numbers 34:3, Numbers 34:12, Deuteronomy 3:17, Joshua 3:16, Joshua 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4417G; TAHOT Joshua 15:2 word 6

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Joshua 15:2 word 7

הַלָּשֹׁ֖ןha.la.Shonthe bay

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: tongue: bar

Used 6 times. Also: Joshua 7:21, Joshua 7:24, Joshua 15:5, Joshua 18:19, Isaiah 11:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956I; TAHOT Joshua 15:2 word 8

הַפֹּנֶ֥הha.po.Nehwhich faces

Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to turn

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT Joshua 15:2 word 9

נֶֽגְבָּה\׃Neg.bah[the] south towards

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: south

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 26:18, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:23, Exodus 38:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5045H; TAHOT Joshua 15:2 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Their	→
southern	→	נֶ֫גֶב H5045H south
border	→	גְּבוּל H1366G border: boundary
started	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
at the bay	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956I tongue: bar
. . .	→	פָּנָה H6437G to turn
on	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the southern	→	נֶ֫גֶב H5045H south
tip	→	קָצֶה H7097A end
of the Salt Sea	→	יָם H3220G sea
. . .	→	מֶ֫לַח H4417G Salt (Sea)

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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