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Joshua 17:9

“And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יָרַדyârad · yaw-rad'
H3381 · Hebrew

Definition: to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
יָרַ֣ד — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqq3ms
Usage: Occurs 381 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 11:5 Genesis 11:7 Genesis 12:10 Genesis 15:11 Genesis 18:21

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָרַד here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.