Joshua 19:6

וּבֵ֥ית לְבָאֹ֖ות וְשָֽׁרוּחֶ֑ן עָרִ֥ים שְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃

And Beth-Leva’ot, and Sharuḥen—thirteen cities and their villages.

 

Morphology

  1. וּבֵ֥ית (u-Vet) – Root: בית (byt); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “and house of”; Notes: Often appears in place names.
  2. לְבָאֹ֖ות (Leva’ot) – Root: לבה (lbh); Form: Proper noun, plural; Translation: “Leva’ot”; Notes: Possibly meaning “lionesses” or “flames.”
  3. וְשָֽׁרוּחֶ֑ן (ve-Sharuchen) – Root: שרח (šrḥ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “and Sharuchen”; Notes: A city in the territory of Shimon.
  4. עָרִ֥ים (ʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿyr); Form: Noun, feminine plural absolute; Translation: “cities”; Notes: Plural form of “city.”
  5. שְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה (shelosh-esreh) – Root: שלש (šlš), עשר (ʿśr); Form: Numeral; Translation: “thirteen”; Notes: A compound numeral indicating the total number of cities.
  6. וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן (ve-ḥatṣreihen) – Root: חצר (ḥṣr); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “and their villages”; Notes: Refers to the settlements surrounding the cities.

 

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