The Meaning of Joshua 15:46 Explained

Joshua 15:46

KJV: From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:

YLT: from Ekron and westward, all that are by the side of Ashdod, and their villages.

Darby: From Ekron and westward all that are by the side of Ashdod, and their hamlets.

ASV: from Ekron even unto the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

From Ekron  even unto the sea,  all that [lay] near  Ashdod,  with their villages: 

What does Joshua 15:46 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 15:46 mean?

from Ekron and to the sea all that [lay] near near Ashdod and with their villages
מֵעֶקְר֖וֹן וָיָ֑מָּה כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־ עַל־ יַ֥ד אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן

מֵעֶקְר֖וֹן  from  Ekron 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֶקְרֹון  
Sense: the most northerly of the 5 principal cities of the Philistines; located in the lowlands of Judah and later given to Dan.
וָיָ֑מָּה  and  to  the  sea 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
אֲשֶׁר־  that  [lay] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
עַל־  near 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יַ֥ד  near 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד  Ashdod 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַשְׁדֹּוד  
Sense: a major Philistine city on the Mediterranean Sea west from Jerusalem, modern Esdud.
וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן  and  with  their  villages 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common plural construct, third person feminine plural
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.