Numbers 35:2
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them."
Word-by-Word Analysis
צָוָה
tsâvâh
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
לֵוִיִּי
Lêvîyîy
a Levite or descendant of Levi
נַחֲלָה
nachălâh
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
אֲחֻזָּה
ʼăchuzzâh
something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
לֵוִיִּי
Lêvîyîy
a Levite or descendant of Levi
מִגְרָשׁ
migrâsh
a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
נָקַף
nâqaph
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
סָבִיב
çâbîyb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
Key Terms in This Verse
אֲחֻזָּה ʼăchuzzâh
something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
Study H272 →מִגְרָשׁ migrâsh
a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea
Study H4054 →נַחֲלָה nachălâh
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
Study H5159 →נָקַף nâqaph
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
Study H5362 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →Cross References
And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, fro...
Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for...
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