Numbers 33:40 Go deeper
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And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'and he heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Numbers 33:40 word 1
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.Nithe Canaanite
Lemma: כְּנַעֲנִי (ke.na.a.ni) · Strong's: H3669A
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Canaanite
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:19, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3669A; TAHOT Numbers 33:40 word 2
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 Numbers 33:40 word 3
עֲרָ֔ד'a.RadArad
Lemma: עֲרָד (a.rad) · Strong's: H6166A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Arad
Used 4 times. Also: Numbers 21:1, Joshua 12:14, Judges 1:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6166A; TAHOT Numbers 33:40 word 4
וְהֽוּא\־ve.hu'-and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Numbers 33:40 word 5
יֹשֵׁ֥בyo.Shev[was] dwelling
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Numbers 33:40 word 6
בַּנֶּ֖גֶבba.Ne.gevin the Negev
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Negeb
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 24:62, Numbers 13:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5045G; TAHOT Numbers 33:40 word 7
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Numbers 33:40 word 8
כְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anCanaan
Lemma: כְּנַ֫עַן (ke.na.an) · Strong's: H3667A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Canaan
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 23:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3667A; TAHOT Numbers 33:40 word 9
בְּבֹ֖אbe.Vo'when came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Numbers 33:40 word 10
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 33:40 word 11
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 33:40 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now the Canaanite | → | כְּנַעֲנִי H3669A Canaanite |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Arad | → | עֲרָד H6166A Arad |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| who lived | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in the Negev | → | נֶ֫גֶב H5045G Negeb |
| in the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Canaan | → | כְּנַ֫עַן H3667A Canaan |
| heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| that the Israelites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| were coming | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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