The Meaning of Joshua 15:45 Explained

Joshua 15:45

KJV: Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

YLT: Ekron and its towns and its villages,

Darby: Ekron and its dependent villages and its hamlets.

ASV: Ekron, with its towns and its villages;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Ekron,  with her towns  and her villages: 

What does Joshua 15:45 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 15:45 mean?

Ekron and with its towns and villages
עֶקְר֥וֹן וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ וַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ

עֶקְר֥וֹן  Ekron 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֶקְרֹון  
Sense: the most northerly of the 5 principal cities of the Philistines; located in the lowlands of Judah and later given to Dan.
וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ  and  with  its  towns 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
וַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ  and  villages 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.