Joshua 13:21
Old Testament • 21 words with Strong's data
"And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
עֲרָבָה
ʻărâbâh
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
מַלְכוּ
malkûw
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
אֱמֹרִי
ʼĔmôrîy
an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
מָלַךְ
mâlak
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
חֶשְׁבּוֹן
Cheshbôwn
Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
שַׂר
sar
a head person (of any rank or class)
מִדְיָן
Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
רֶקֶם
Reqem
Rekem, the name of a place in Palestine, also of a Midianite and an Israelite
בֵּית צוּר
Bêyth Tsûwr
Beth-Tsur, a place in Palestine
חוּר
Chûwr
Chur, the name of four Israelites and one Midianite
אַלּוּף
ʼallûwph
familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat c...
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Key Terms in This Verse
רֶקֶם Reqem
Rekem, the name of a place in Palestine, also of a Midianite and an Israelite
Study H7552 →אַלּוּף ʼallûwph
familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)
Study H441 →מִדְיָן Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
Study H4080 →Cross References
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the swo...
All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
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