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Joshua 21

Josh. 21:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then came near
nagash (Hebrew #5066)
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
KJV usage: (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.
Pronounce: naw-gash'
Origin: a primitive root
the heads
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
of the fathers
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
of the Levites
Leviyiy (Hebrew #3881)
patronymically from 3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi
KJV usage: Leviite.
Pronounce: lay-vee-ee'
Origin: or Leviy {lay-vee'}
unto Eleazar
'El`azar (Hebrew #499)
God (is) helper; Elazar, the name of seven Israelites
KJV usage: Eleazar.
Pronounce: el-aw-zawr'
Origin: from 410 and 5826
x the priest
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
, and unto Joshua
Yhowshuwa` (Hebrew #3091)
from 3068 and 3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
KJV usage: Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare 1954, 3442.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-shoo'-ah
Origin: or Yhowshua {yeh-ho-shoo'-ah}
the son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
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 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Nun
Nuwn (Hebrew #5126)
from 5125; perpetuity, Nun or Non, the father of Joshua
KJV usage: Non, Nun.
Pronounce: noon
Origin: or Nown (1 Chron. 7:27) {nohn}
, and unto the heads
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
of the fathers
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
of the tribes
matteh (Hebrew #4294)
from 5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
KJV usage: rod, staff, tribe.
Pronounce: mat-teh'
Origin: or (feminine) mattah {mat-taw'}
of the children
ben (Hebrew #1121)
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 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
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Josh. 14:1• 1And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them. (Josh. 14:1)
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Josh. 17:4• 4And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father. (Josh. 17:4)

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Eleazar,
Fathers,
Head,
Israel,
Joshua,
Levites,
Nun,
Priest; Priesthood,
Son,
Tribe

Cross References

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1-42:  Eight and forty cities given by lot, out of the other tribes, unto the Levites.
43-45:  God gives the land, and rest unto the Israelites, according to his promise.
the heads.
Josh. 19:51• 51These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country. (Josh. 19:51)
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Ex. 6:14,25• 14These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.
 25And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. (Ex. 6:14,25)
Eleazar.
Josh. 14:1• 1And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them. (Josh. 14:1)
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Josh. 17:4• 4And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father. (Josh. 17:4)
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Num. 34:17‑29• 17These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
 18And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
 19And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
 20And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
 21Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
 22And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.
 23The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
 24And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
 25And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
 26And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
 27And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
 28And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
 29These are they whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. (Num. 34:17‑29)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;