The Meaning of Joshua 15:51 Explained

Joshua 15:51

KJV: And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:

YLT: and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities and their villages.

Darby: and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities and their hamlets.

ASV: and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Goshen,  and Holon,  and Giloh;  eleven  cities  with their villages: 

What does Joshua 15:51 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 15:51 mean?

and Goshen and Holon and Giloh cities one [and] ten and with their villages
וְגֹ֥שֶׁן וְחֹלֹ֖ן וְגִלֹ֑ה עָרִ֥ים אַֽחַת־ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן

וְגֹ֥שֶׁן  and  Goshen 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גֹּשֶׁן  
Sense: a region in northern Egypt, east of the lower Nile, where the children of Israel lived from the time of Joseph to the time of Moses.
וְחֹלֹ֖ן  and  Holon 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֹלֹון  
Sense: a town in the mountains of Judah given to the priests.
וְגִלֹ֑ה  and  Giloh 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גִּלֹה  
Sense: a city in the mountains of Judah, home town of Ahithophel.
עָרִ֥ים  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
אַֽחַת־  one 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן  and  with  their  villages 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common plural construct, third person feminine plural
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.

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