Joshua 15:59

וּמַעֲרָ֥ת וּבֵית־עֲנֹ֖ות וְאֶלְתְּקֹ֑ן עָרִ֥ים שֵׁ֖שׁ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃

And Maʿarat, and Bet-ʿAnot, and Elteqon—six cities with their villages.

 

Morphology

  1. וּמַעֲרָ֥ת (u-Maʿarat) – Root: מער (mʿr); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Maʿarat”; Notes: Name of a city.
  2. וּבֵית־עֲנֹ֖ות (u-Bet-ʿAnot) – Root: בית (bet) & ענה (ʿnh); Form: Proper noun, construct form; Translation: “Bet-ʿAnot”; Notes: Name of a city, meaning “House of Anot.”
  3. וְאֶלְתְּקֹ֑ן (ve-Eltəkon) – Root: אלתק (ʾltk); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Eltəkon”; Notes: Name of a city.
  4. עָרִ֥ים (ʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “cities”; Notes: Refers to the total number of cities listed.
  5. שֵׁ֖שׁ (shesh) – Root: שש (shesh); Form: Numeral; Translation: “six”; Notes: Specifies the number of cities.
  6. וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ (ve-ḥaẓreihen) – Root: חצר (ḥaẓar); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “with their villages”; Notes: Refers to the surrounding settlements of these cities.

 

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