The Meaning of Joshua 15:28 Explained

Joshua 15:28

KJV: And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,

YLT: and Hazar-Shual, and Beer-Sheba, and Bizjothjah,

Darby: and Hazar-Shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah;

ASV: and Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Hazarshual,  and Beersheba,  and Bizjothjah, 

What does Joshua 15:28 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 15

1  The borders of the lot of Judah
13  Caleb's portion and conquest
16  Othniel, for his valour, marries Achsah, Caleb's daughter
18  She obtains a blessing of her father
21  The cities of Judah
63  The Jebusites unconquered

What do the individual words in Joshua 15:28 mean?

and Hazar Shual and Beersheba and Bizjothjah
וַחֲצַ֥ר שׁוּעָ֛ל וּבְאֵ֥ר שֶׁ֖בַע וּבִזְיוֹתְיָֽה

שׁוּעָ֛ל  Hazar  Shual 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֲצַר שׁוּעָל  
Sense: a town in southern Judah.
שֶׁ֖בַע  Beersheba 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּאֵר 
Sense: a city at the south edge of Israel.
וּבִזְיוֹתְיָֽה  and  Bizjothjah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בִּזְיׄותְיָה  
Sense: a town in southern Judah near Beersheba.