The Meaning of Joshua 15:44 Explained

Joshua 15:44

KJV: And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

YLT: and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities and their villages.

Darby: and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities and their hamlets.

ASV: and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Keilah,  and Achzib,  and Mareshah;  nine  cities  with their villages: 

What does Joshua 15:44 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 15:44 mean?

and Keilah and Achzib and Mareshah cities nine and with their villages
וּקְעִילָ֥ה וְאַכְזִ֖יב וּמָֽרֵאשָׁ֑ה עָרִ֥ים תֵּ֖שַׁע וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן

וּקְעִילָ֥ה  and  Keilah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: קְעִילָה  
Sense: a city in the lowlands of Judah northwest of Hebron.
וְאַכְזִ֖יב  and  Achzib 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַכְזִיב  
Sense: a town in the lowland of west Judah.
וּמָֽרֵאשָׁ֑ה  and  Mareshah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מָרֵשָׁה 
Sense: one of the cities in the lowlands of Judah.
עָרִ֥ים  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
תֵּ֖שַׁע  nine 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: תֵּשַׁע  
Sense: nine, nonad.
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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