The Meaning of Joshua 15:61 Explained

Joshua 15:61

KJV: In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,

YLT: In the wilderness: Beth-Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

Darby: In the wilderness: Beth-Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

ASV: In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In the wilderness,  Betharabah,  Middin,  and Secacah, 

What does Joshua 15:61 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 15:61 mean?

In the wilderness in Beth Arabah Middin and Secacah
בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר בֵּ֚ית הָעֲרָבָ֔ה מִדִּ֖ין וּסְכָכָֽה

בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר  In  the  wilderness 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִדְבָּר 
Sense: wilderness.
הָעֲרָבָ֔ה  Beth  Arabah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה 
Sense: a place in Judah or in Benjamin, site unknown.
מִדִּ֖ין  Middin 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִדִּין  
Sense: one of the 6 cities of Judah located in the wilderness.
וּסְכָכָֽה  and  Secacah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: סְכָכָה  
Sense: one of the 6 cities of Judah located in the wilderness bordering on the Dead Sea.

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