Bible Verse Dictionary
Joshua 21:20 - Tribe
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And the families | H4940 | מִשְׁפָּחָה |
[Noun Feminine] a {family} that {is} circle of relatives; figuratively a class (of {persons}) a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people |
of the children | H1121 | בֵּן |
[Noun Masculine] a son (as a builder of the family {name}) in the widest sense (of literal and figurative {relationship} including {grandson} subject: {nation} quality or {condition} {etc.} (like {H1 } {H251 } etc.) |
of Kohath | H6955 | קְהָת |
[Proper Name Masculine] allied; {Kehath} an Israelite |
the Levites | H3881 | לֵוִיִּי |
[Adjective] a Leviite or descendant of Levi |
which remained | H3498 | יָתַר |
[Verb] to jut over or exceed; by implication to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to {leave} cause to {abound} preserve |
of the children | H1121 | בֵּן |
[Noun Masculine] a son (as a builder of the family {name}) in the widest sense (of literal and figurative {relationship} including {grandson} subject: {nation} quality or {condition} {etc.} (like {H1 } {H251 } etc.) |
of Kohath | H6955 | קְהָת |
[Proper Name Masculine] allied; {Kehath} an Israelite |
even they had | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
the cities | H5892 | עִיר |
[Noun Masculine] From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
of their lot | H1486 | גּוֹרָל |
[Noun Masculine] properly a {pebble} that {is} a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot) |
out of the tribe | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
of Ephraim | H669 | אֶפְרַיִם |
[Proper Name Masculine] double fruit; {Ephrajim} a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from {him} and its territory |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.