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Joshua 13

Josh. 13:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And their coast
gbuwl (Hebrew #1366)
from 1379; properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed
KJV usage: border, bound, coast, X great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
Pronounce: gheb-ool'
Origin: or (shortened) gbul {gheb-ool'}
was fromf Aroer
`Arow`er (Hebrew #6177)
or `Ar`owr {ar-ore'}; the same as 6176; nudity of situation; Aroer, the name of three places in or near Palestine
KJV usage: Aroer.
Pronounce: ar-o-ayr'
Origin: or `Aro`er {ar-o-ayr'}
, that is on the bank
saphah (Hebrew #8193)
probably from 5595 or 8192 through the idea of termination (compare 5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
KJV usage: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Pronounce: saw-faw'
Origin: or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'}
of the river
nachal (Hebrew #5158)
or nachalah (Ezekiel 47:19; 48:28) {nakh-al-aw'}; from 5157 in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
KJV usage: brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
Pronounce: nakh'-al
Origin: or (feminine) nachlah (Psalm 124:4) {nakh'-law}
Arnon
'Arnown (Hebrew #769)
from 7442; a brawling stream; the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory
KJV usage: Arnon.
Pronounce: ar-nohn'
Origin: or uArnon {ar-nohn'}
, and the city
`iyr (Hebrew #5892)
or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
KJV usage: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Pronounce: eer
Origin: or (in the plural) par {awr}
that is in the midst
tavek (Hebrew #8432)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
KJV usage: among(-st), X between, half, X (there- ,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), X out (of), X through, X with(-in).
Pronounce: taw'-vek
Origin: from an unused root meaning to sever
of the river
nachal (Hebrew #5158)
or nachalah (Ezekiel 47:19; 48:28) {nakh-al-aw'}; from 5157 in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
KJV usage: brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
Pronounce: nakh'-al
Origin: or (feminine) nachlah (Psalm 124:4) {nakh'-law}
, and all the plain
miyshowr (Hebrew #4334)
from 3474; a level, i.e. a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a properly, name of certain districts); figuratively, concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) justice (sometimes adverbially, justly)
KJV usage: equity, even place, plain, right(-eously), (made) straight, uprightness.
Pronounce: mee-shore'
Origin: or miyshor {mee-shore'}
by Medeba
Meydba' (Hebrew #4311)
water of quiet; Medeba, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Medeba.
Pronounce: may-deb-aw'
Origin: from 4325 and 1679
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Josh. 12:2• 2Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; (Josh. 12:2)

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Arnon,
Aroer,
Coast,
Medeba,
Plain,
River

Cross References

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Josh. 13:9• 9From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; (Josh. 13:9)
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Josh. 12:2• 2Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; (Josh. 12:2)
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Num. 21:28‑30• 28For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.
 29Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
 30We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba. (Num. 21:28‑30)
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Num. 32:33‑38• 33And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.
 34And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
 35And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,
 36And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.
 37And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
 38And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded. (Num. 32:33‑38)
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Deut. 3:12• 12And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites. (Deut. 3:12)
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Isa. 15:1‑2,4• 1The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
 2He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
 4And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him. (Isa. 15:1‑2,4)
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Isa. 16:7‑9• 7Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
 8For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
 9Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. (Isa. 16:7‑9)
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Jer. 48:21‑24• 21And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
 22And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
 23And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,
 24And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near. (Jer. 48:21‑24)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And their territory was from Aroer, which is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the ravine, and all the plateau by Medeba;