The Meaning of Joshua 15:39 Explained

Joshua 15:39

KJV: Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

YLT: Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

Darby: Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

ASV: Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Lachish,  and Bozkath,  and Eglon, 

What does Joshua 15:39 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 15:39 mean?

Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon
לָכִ֥ישׁ וּבָצְקַ֖ת וְעֶגְלֽוֹן

לָכִ֥ישׁ  Lachish 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: לָכִישׁ  
Sense: a city lying south of Jerusalem on the borders of Simeon and which belonged to the Amorites until conquered by Joshua and allotted to Judah.
וּבָצְקַ֖ת  and  Bozkath 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּצְקַת  
Sense: a city in Judah in the lowlands toward the Philistines, home of Josiah’s mother.
וְעֶגְלֽוֹן  and  Eglon 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֶגְלֹון 
Sense: king of Moab who oppressed the children of Israel for 8 years before he was killed by the judge Ehud.