53{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.53",
"source": "וְיָנ֥וּם וּבֵית־תַּפּ֖וּחַ וַאֲפֵֽקָה׃",
"text": "And-*yānûm* and-*bêt*-*tappûaḥ* and-*ʾăpēqâ*",
"grammar": {
"*yānûm*": "proper noun - Janum (city name)",
"*bêt*-*tappûaḥ*": "construct form + proper noun - Beth-tappuah (city name)",
"*ʾăpēqâ*": "proper noun - Aphekah (city name)"
},
"variants": {
"*bêt*": "house of/place of",
"*tappûaḥ*": "Tappuah (possibly meaning 'apple')",
"*ʾăpēqâ*": "Aphekah (possibly meaning 'fortress/stronghold')"
}
}
54{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.54",
"source": "וְחֻמְטָ֗ה וְקִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥יא חֶבְר֖וֹן וְצִיעֹ֑ר עָרִ֥ים תֵּ֖שַׁע וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ ס",
"text": "And-*ḥumṭâ* and-*qiryat* *ʾarbaʿ* *hîʾ* *ḥebrôn* and-*ṣîʿōr* *ʿārîm* *tēšaʿ* and-*ḥaṣrêhen*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥumṭâ*": "proper noun - Humtah (city name)",
"*qiryat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - city of",
"*ʾarbaʿ*": "proper noun/number - Arba (name meaning 'four')",
"*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - it/she/that is",
"*ḥebrôn*": "proper noun - Hebron (city name)",
"*ṣîʿōr*": "proper noun - Zior (city name)",
"*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural - cities",
"*tēšaʿ*": "number - nine",
"*ḥaṣrêhen*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their villages/settlements"
},
"variants": {
"*qiryat* *ʾarbaʿ*": "City of Arba/Kiriath-arba",
"*ḥebrôn*": "Hebron (major city, meaning possibly 'association/alliance')",
"*ḥaṣrêhen*": "their villages/settlements/hamlets/unwalled towns"
}
}
55{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.55",
"source": "מָע֥וֹן ׀ כַּרְמֶ֖ל וָזִ֥יף וְיוּטָּֽה׃",
"text": "*māʿôn* *karmel* and-*zîp* and-*yûṭṭâ*",
"grammar": {
"*māʿôn*": "proper noun - Maon (city name)",
"*karmel*": "proper noun - Carmel (city name)",
"*zîp*": "proper noun - Ziph (city name)",
"*yûṭṭâ*": "proper noun - Juttah (city name)"
},
"variants": {
"*māʿôn*": "Maon (possibly meaning 'dwelling/habitation')",
"*karmel*": "Carmel (mountain or town, meaning 'garden land')",
"*zîp*": "Ziph (city name)",
"*yûṭṭâ*": "Juttah/Jutah (city name)"
}
}
56{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.56",
"source": "וְיִזְרְעֶ֥אל וְיָקְדְעָ֖ם וְזָנֽוֹחַ׃",
"text": "And-*yizrəʿeʾl* and-*yāqdəʿām* and-*zānôaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*yizrəʿeʾl*": "proper noun - Jezreel (city name)",
"*yāqdəʿām*": "proper noun - Jokdeam (city name)",
"*zānôaḥ*": "proper noun - Zanoah (city name)"
},
"variants": {
"*yizrəʿeʾl*": "Jezreel (meaning 'God sows/plants')",
"*yāqdəʿām*": "Jokdeam (city name)",
"*zānôaḥ*": "Zanoah (city name)"
}
}
57{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.57",
"source": "הַקַּ֖יִן גִּבְעָ֣ה וְתִמְנָ֑ה עָרִ֥ים עֶ֖שֶׂר וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃",
"text": "The-*qayin* *gibʿâ* and-*timnâ* *ʿārîm* *ʿeśer* and-*ḥaṣrêhen*",
"grammar": {
"*qayin*": "proper noun with definite article - the Kain (city name)",
"*gibʿâ*": "proper noun - Gibeah (city name)",
"*timnâ*": "proper noun - Timnah (city name)",
"*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural - cities",
"*ʿeśer*": "number - ten",
"*ḥaṣrêhen*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their villages/settlements"
},
"variants": {
"*qayin*": "Kain/Cain (city name)",
"*gibʿâ*": "Gibeah (meaning 'hill')",
"*timnâ*": "Timnah (city name)",
"*ḥaṣrêhen*": "their villages/settlements/hamlets/unwalled towns"
}
}
58{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.58",
"source": "חַלְח֥וּל בֵּֽית־צ֖וּר וּגְדֽוֹר׃",
"text": "*ḥalḥûl* *bêt*-*ṣûr* and-*gədôr*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥalḥûl*": "proper noun - Halhul (city name)",
"*bêt*-*ṣûr*": "construct form + proper noun - Beth-zur (city name)",
"*gədôr*": "proper noun - Gedor (city name)"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥalḥûl*": "Halhul (city name)",
"*bêt*-*ṣûr*": "Beth-zur (meaning 'house of rock')",
"*gədôr*": "Gedor (city name)"
}
}
59{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.59",
"source": "וּמַעֲרָ֥ת וּבֵית־עֲנ֖וֹת וְאֶלְתְּקֹ֑ן עָרִ֥ים שֵׁ֖שׁ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃",
"text": "And-*maʿărāt* and-*bêt*-*ʿănôt* and-*ʾeltəqōn* *ʿārîm* *šēš* and-*ḥaṣrêhen*",
"grammar": {
"*maʿărāt*": "proper noun - Maarath (city name)",
"*bêt*-*ʿănôt*": "construct form + proper noun - Beth-anoth (city name)",
"*ʾeltəqōn*": "proper noun - Eltekon (city name)",
"*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural - cities",
"*šēš*": "number - six",
"*ḥaṣrêhen*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their villages/settlements"
},
"variants": {
"*maʿărāt*": "Maarath (possibly meaning 'bare place')",
"*bêt*-*ʿănôt*": "Beth-anoth (meaning 'house of answers/responses')",
"*ʾeltəqōn*": "Eltekon (city name)",
"*ḥaṣrêhen*": "their villages/settlements/hamlets/unwalled towns"
}
}