The Meaning of Joshua 15:35 Explained

Joshua 15:35

KJV: Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

YLT: Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

Darby: Jarmuth and Adullam, Sochoh and Azekah,

ASV: Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Jarmuth,  and Adullam,  Socoh,  and Azekah, 

What does Joshua 15:35 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 15:35 mean?

Jarmuth and Adullam Sochoh and Azekah
יַרְמוּת֙ וַעֲדֻלָּ֔ם שׂוֹכֹ֖ה וַעֲזֵקָֽה

יַרְמוּת֙  Jarmuth 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יַרְמוּת  
Sense: a Canaanitish city in the lowlands of Judah with a king and located between Hebron and Lachish.
וַעֲדֻלָּ֔ם  and  Adullam 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲדֻלָּם  
Sense: a town of the Canaanites allotted to Judah and lying in the lowlands; site of the cave where David hid.
שׂוֹכֹ֖ה  Sochoh 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שֹׂוכֹה 
Sense: a town in the lowlands of Judah.
וַעֲזֵקָֽה  and  Azekah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲזֵקָה  
Sense: a town in the lowlands of Judah.