The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 11:8 Explained

2 Chronicles 11:8

KJV: And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

YLT: and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

Darby: and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

ASV: and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Gath,  and Mareshah,  and Ziph, 

What does 2 Chronicles 11:8 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 11

1  Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel, is forbidden by Shemaiah
5  He strengthens his kingdom with forts and provisions
13  The priests and Levites, and such as feared God, forsaken by Jeroboam,
17  strengthen the kingdom of Judah
18  The wives and children of Rehoboam

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 11:8 mean?

and Gath Mareshah Ziph
וְאֶת־ גַּ֥ת מָרֵשָׁ֖ה זִֽיף

גַּ֥ת  Gath 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גַּת  
Sense: one of the five royal or chief cities of the Philistines and the native city of Goliath.
מָרֵשָׁ֖ה  Mareshah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מָרֵשָׁה 
Sense: one of the cities in the lowlands of Judah.
זִֽיף  Ziph 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: זִיף 
Sense: a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant of Judah, and brother of Ziphah.