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Judges 1:23

“And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

תּוּרtûwr · toor
H8446 · Hebrew

Definition: to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: chap(-man), sent to descry, be excellent, merchant(-man), search (out), seek, (e-) spy (out).
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יָּתִ֥ירוּ — verb Hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vhw3mp
Usage: Occurs 23 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 10:33 Numbers 13:2 Numbers 13:16 Numbers 13:17 Numbers 13:21

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 תּוּר here.

Verse 22 Verse 24

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.