The Meaning of Joshua 15:59 Explained

Joshua 15:59

KJV: And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:

YLT: and Maarath, and Beth-Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities and their villages.

Darby: and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities and their hamlets.

ASV: and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Maarath,  and Bethanoth,  and Eltekon;  six  cities  with their villages: 

What does Joshua 15:59 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 15:59 mean?

and Maarath and Beth Anoth and Eltekon cities six and with their villages
וּמַעֲרָ֥ת וּבֵית־ עֲנ֖וֹת וְאֶלְתְּקֹ֑ן עָרִ֥ים שֵׁ֖שׁ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן

וּמַעֲרָ֥ת  and  Maarath 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַעֲרָת  
Sense: a town in the mountain region of Judah.
עֲנ֖וֹת  Beth  Anoth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־עֲנׄות 
Sense: a place in Judah.
וְאֶלְתְּקֹ֑ן  and  Eltekon 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶלְתְּקֹון  
Sense: a city in the territory of Judah north of Hebron.
עָרִ֥ים  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
שֵׁ֖שׁ  six 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
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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