Lexicon Qartan: Qartan Original Word: קַרְתּן Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Kartan From qereth; city-plot; Kartan, a place in Palestine -- Kartan. see HEBREW qereth NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom qarah Definition a city in Naphtali NASB Translation Kartan (1). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to surround or enclose.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Kartan, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location in the Old Testament. Usage: Kartan is mentioned in the context of the allocation of cities to the Levites. It appears in the Old Testament as a city given to the Gershonite Levites. Context: Kartan is identified as one of the cities allocated to the Gershonite Levites within the territory of the tribe of Naphtali. It is mentioned in the book of Joshua as part of the distribution of the land among the tribes of Israel. The city is listed alongside other Levitical cities, emphasizing its role in providing for the Levites, who were responsible for religious duties and did not receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes. The specific location of Kartan is not definitively known today, but it is understood to have been situated in the northern region of ancient Israel, within the boundaries of Naphtali's tribal allotment. Forms and Transliterations קַרְתָּ֖ן קרתן karTan qar·tān qartānLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Joshua 21:32 HEB: מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ קַרְתָּ֖ן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ NAS: with its pasture lands and Kartan with its pasture lands; KJV: with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; INT: and Hammoth-dor lands and Kartan pasture cities 1 Occurrence |
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