The Meaning of Joshua 15:38 Explained

Joshua 15:38

KJV: And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

YLT: and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

Darby: and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

ASV: and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Dilean,  and Mizpeh,  and Joktheel, 

What does Joshua 15:38 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 15:38 mean?

and Dilean and Mizpah and Joktheel
וְדִלְעָ֥ן וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה וְיָקְתְאֵֽל

וְדִלְעָ֥ן  and  Dilean 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: דִּלְעָן  
Sense: one of the cities in the lowlands of Judah, site uncertain.
וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה  and  Mizpah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִצְפֶּה  
Sense: a city in the district of the Shephelah or lowlands of Judah.
וְיָקְתְאֵֽל  and  Joktheel 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יָקְתְאֵל  
Sense: a city in the low country of Judah named next to Lachish.