Joshua 14:15

And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
name	וְשֵׁ֨ם ve.Shem	H8034	an appellation · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Hebron	חֶבְר֤וֹן chev.Ron	H2275	Chebron · proper noun, a place name
before	לְפָנִים֙ le.fa.Nim	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Kirjath-arba	קִרְיַ֣ת kir.Yat	H7153	Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba · proper noun, a place name
great	הַגָּד֛וֹל ha.ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
man	הָאָדָ֧ם ha.'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Anakims	בָּעֲנָקִ֖ים ba.'a.na.Kim	H6062	an Anakite or descendant of Anak · preposition with the article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
land	וְהָאָ֥רֶץ ve.ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · conjunction + definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
rest	שָׁקְטָ֖ה sha.ke.Tah	H8252	to repose (usually figurative) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
war	מִמִּלְחָמָֽה mi.mil.cha.Mah	H4421	a battle (i.e. the engagement) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Joshua 11:23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according t…
Genesis 23:2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Joshua 15:13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the…
Judges 3:11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Judges 5:31 So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest fo…
Judges 8:28 Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty ye…
Judges 3:30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 14:6–end

Before the lot was cast into the lap for the determining of the portions of the respective tribes, the particular portion of Caleb was assigned to him. He was now, except Joshua, not only the oldest man in all Israel, but was twenty years older than any of them, for all that were above twenty years old when he was forty were dead in the wilderness; it was fit therefore that this phoenix of his age should have some particular marks of honour put upon him in the dividing of the land. Now, I. Caleb here presents his petition, or rather makes his demand, to have Hebron given him for a possession (this mountain he calls it, Jos 14:12), and not to have that put into the lot with the other parts of…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 14:15

Kirjath-arba--that is, the city of Arba, a warrior among the native race remarkable for strength and stature. the land had rest from war--Most of the kings having been slain and the natives dispirited, there was no general or systematic attempt to resist the progress and settlement of the Israelites. Next: Joshua Chapter 15

Adam Clarke on Joshua 14:15

And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba - That is, the city of Arba, or rather, the city of the four, for thus קרית ארבע kiryath arba may be literally translated. It is very likely that this city had its name from four Anakim, gigantic or powerful men, probably brothers, who built or conquered it. This conjecture receives considerable strength from Jos 15:14, where it is said that Caleb drove from Hebron the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai: now it is quite possible that Hebron had its former name, Kirjath-arba, the city of the four, from these three sons and their father, who, being men of uncommon stature or abilities, had rendered themselves famous by acts proportion…

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John Gill on Joshua 14:15

And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba,.... According to Jerom (u), it had its name of Hebron from a son or grandson of Caleb of that name, 1 Chronicles 2:42; and if so, then it is here, and in some other places, so called by anticipation: Kirjatharba may be rendered "the city of the four"; and had its name, as some think, from the four couple buried there, or near it, Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Leah; or from four eminent persons, who formerly dwelt there, Aner, Eshcol, Mamre, and Abraham; or rather from four persons that more lately dwelt there, Anak and his three sons, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai; or Arba is the name of some great man, to whom this…

The Church Fathers

Moses distributed the inheritance, and Jesus too distributed the inheritance. But it is not written in the distribution of Moses's inheritance that "the land rested from wars," whereas in the distribution of Jesus the very preface of the word begins thus: "and the land," it says, "rested from wars." If, then, you too wish to be made worthy to obtain an inheritance from Jesus, and to receive a portion from him, you must first bring all your wars to an end and stand fast in peace, so that of the land of your flesh also it may be said that "the land rested from wars."
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 19.1

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Dictionary and topics

Anakim — The descendants of Anak (Josh. 11:21; Num. 13:33; Deut. 9:2). They dwelt in the south of Palestine, in the neighbourhood of Hebron (Gen. 23:2; Josh. 15:13). In the days of Abraham (Gen. 14:5, 6) they…
Arba — Four, a giant, father of Anak. From him the city of Hebron derived its name of Kirjath-arba, i.e., the city of Araba (Josh. 14:15; 15:13; 21:11; Gen. 13:18; 23:2). (See HEBRON.)
Caleb — A dog. (1.) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chr. 2:9). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49). (2.) A “son of Hur, the firstborn of…
Debir — Oracle town; sanctuary. (1.) One of the eleven cities to the west of Hebron, in the highlands of Judah (Josh. 15:49; Judg. 1:11-15). It was originally one of the towns of the Anakim (Josh. 15:15),…
Giants — (1.) Heb. nephilim, meaning “violent” or “causing to fall” (Gen. 6:4). These were the violent tyrants of those days, those who fell upon others. The word may also be derived from a root signifying…
Hebron — A community; alliance. (1.) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. It was built…
Judah, Tribe of — Judah and his three surviving sons went down with Jacob into Egypt (Gen. 46:12; Ex. 1:2). At the time of the Exodus, when we meet with the family of Judah again, they have increased to the number of…
Kirjatharba — (the city of Arba), an early name of the city which after the conquest is generally known as Hebron. (Joshua 14:15; Judges 1:10) The identity of Kirjath-arba with Hebron is constantly asserted.…
Anakim · General references — General references
Anakim, The · Hebron, chief city of — Hebron, chief city of
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Joshua 14:15

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 14:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 14:15

Adam Clarke on Joshua 14:15

John Gill on Joshua 14:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 14:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 14:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 14:15

Adam Clarke on Joshua 14:15

John Gill on Joshua 14:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 14:13–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 14:14–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 14:15

Rashi on Joshua 14:15