Joshua 21:18

אֶת־עֲנָתֹות֙ וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־עַלְמֹ֖ון וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע׃

ʿAnatot and its pasturelands, and ʿAlmon and its pasturelands—four cities.

 

Morphology

  1. אֶת־ (ʾet) – Root: —; Form: Accusative marker; Translation: “—”; Notes: Marks the direct object.
  2. עֲנָתֹות֙ (ʿAnatot) – Root: ענת (ʿ-n-t); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “ʿAnatot”; Notes: A city assigned to the Levites, located in the territory of Binyamin.
  3. וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ (ve-ʾet-migrasheha) – Root: מגרש (m-g-r-sh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and its pasturelands”; Notes: The lands surrounding ʿAnatot assigned to the Levites.
  4. וְאֶת־עַלְמֹ֖ון (ve-ʾet-ʿAlmon) – Root: עלם (ʿ-l-m); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “ʿAlmon”; Notes: Another Levitical city in the territory of Binyamin.
  5. וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ (ve-ʾet-migrasheha) – Root: מגרש (m-g-r-sh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and its pasturelands”; Notes: The lands surrounding ʿAlmon assigned to the Levites.
  6. עָרִ֖ים (ʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿ-y-r); Form: Noun, feminine plural absolute; Translation: “cities”; Notes: Indicates the number of cities designated for the Levites.
  7. אַרְבַּֽע (ʾarbaʿ) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: Cardinal number, feminine singular; Translation: “four”; Notes: Specifies the total number of designated Levitical cities in this context.

 

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