Joshua 15:26
Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
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וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בִּבְאֵֽר-שֶׁבַע וּמֽוֹלָדָה וַֽחֲצַר שׁוּעָֽל׃
And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,
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Joshua 15:26
Masoretic Phrasing
The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
אֲמָ֥ם וּשְׁמַ֖ע
Tipeha — a lesser break
וּמֽוֹלָדָֽה
Silluq — end of the verse
Word Parts
אֲמָ֥ם
אֲמָ֥ם
Dictionary form:
אֲמָם
· uh-MAWM
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("Amam")
Grammar
Np
Noun — Proper Name
| אֲמָם | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: amam
amam ×1
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Amam — Standard transliteration for proper nouns in modern translations.
Amamah — Alternate spelling adding vowel ending for clarity.
the town of Amam — Use when geographic context needs to be made explicit.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
אֲמָם proper name, of a location
Strong's Definition
H538
amam
ʾămām
their mother
Amam, a place in Palestine
- a city in southern Judah
Variations
1 forms of this word
Translations
1 English renderings
Word Parts
וּ
שְׁמַ֖ע
וּ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שְׁמַ֖ע
Dictionary form:
שְׁמָע
· sheh-MAW
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And shema")
Grammar
C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
| וּ | Speech Conjunction |
| שְׁמַע | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: and shema
and shema ×1
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Shema — Standard transliteration; retain as a proper name.
Report — When context suggests a message or account.
Rumor — Fits contexts of hearsay or unverified news.
Proclamation — Use for formal or public announcements.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
שְׁמַע proper name, of a location
Strong's Definition
H8090
shema
šĕmāʿ
hear
Shema, a place in Palestine
- a town in Judah at the limits of the tribe toward Edom in the south
- same as H8088; this word H8090 not found in the Hebrew text
Variations
1 forms of this word
Translations
1 English renderings
Word Parts
וּ
מֽוֹלָדָֽה
וּ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
מֽוֹלָדָֽה
Dictionary form:
מוֹלָדָה
· moh-law-DAW
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And moladah")
Grammar
C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
| וּ | Speech Conjunction |
| מוֹלָדָֽה | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: and moladah
and moladah ×3
and at moladah ×1
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Moladah — Standard anglicized proper noun; preferred in modern translations.
Moladah (a town in Judah/Simeon) — Add brief gloss when context needs clarification.
the town of Moladah — Use when narrative context requires explicit geographic marker.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
מוֺלָדָה, מֹלָדָה proper name, of a location
Strong's Definition
H4137
moladah
môlādâ
birth, race
Moladah, a place in Palestine
- a town in the south of Canaan allocated to Judah then reallocated to Simeon
Variations
3 forms of this word
Translations
2 English renderings