The Meaning of Joshua 15:62 Explained

Joshua 15:62

KJV: And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.

YLT: and Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-Gedi; six cities and their villages.

Darby: and Nibshan, and Ir-Hammelah, and En-gedi: six cities and their hamlets.

ASV: and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Nibshan,  and the city of Salt,  and Engedi;  six  cities  with their villages. 

What does Joshua 15:62 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 15:62 mean?

and Nibshan and the City of Salt and En Gedi cities six and with their villages
וְהַנִּבְשָׁ֥ן וְעִיר־ הַמֶּ֖לַח וְעֵ֣ין גֶּ֑דִי עָרִ֥ים שֵׁ֖שׁ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן

וְהַנִּבְשָׁ֥ן  and  Nibshan 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: נִבְשָׁן  
Sense: one of the 6 cities of Judah which were in the wilderness.
הַמֶּ֖לַח  the  City  of  Salt 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר הַמֶּלַח  
Sense: a place in the desert of Judah.
גֶּ֑דִי  En  Gedi 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵין גֶּדִי 
Sense: a town in the wilderness of Judah on the western shore of the Dead Sea.
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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