Joshua 15:26

אֲמָ֥ם וּשְׁמַ֖ע וּמֽוֹלָדָֽה
Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
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אֲמָ֥ם
אֲמָ֥ם
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Amam")
Dictionary form: אֲמָם · uh-MAWM

Noun — Proper Name

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.

BDB526 H538

BDB525 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB527

אֲמָם proper name, of a location in southern Judah Josh 15:26 (ᵐ5L Ἀμαμ, so A, but B Σην).

amam
ʾămām
their mother
Amam, a place in Palestine
  • a city in southern Judah

וּ שְׁמַ֖ע
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שְׁמַ֖ע
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And shema")
Dictionary form: שְׁמָע · sheh-MAW

Noun — Proper Name

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.

BDB8824 H8090

BDB8823 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8825

שְׁמַע proper name, of a location in southern Judah, Josh 15:26, Σα(λ)μα(α).

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

וּ מֽוֹלָדָֽה
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
מֽוֹלָדָֽה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And moladah")
Dictionary form: מוֹלָדָה · moh-law-DAW

Noun — Proper Name

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.

BDB3550 H4137

BDB3549 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3551

מוֺלָדָה, מֹלָדָה proper name, of a location town in Simeon ׳מוֺל Josh 19:2 = 1Chr 28 inhabited after exile Neh 11:26 name occurs also Josh 15:26 (where probably interpolated from Neh 11:26 see Di); ᵐ5 Μωλαδα, etc.; identified by RobBR ii, 201 GuérinJudée iii, 184 ff. with Tel Tilµ, 4 hours east from Beersheba = Μαλαθα JosAnt. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 18:6»xviii. 6, 2; Μαλα(α)θων, Malatha LagOnom. 214. 266. 87. 119, see also Di

moladah
môlādâ
birth, race
Moladah, a place in Palestine
  • a town in the south of Canaan allocated to Judah then reallocated to Simeon

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

אֲמָם וּשְׁמַע וּמֽוֹלָדָֽה׃
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Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
Cross References

1 Chronicles 4:28

וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בִּבְאֵֽר-שֶׁבַע וּמֽוֹלָדָה וַֽחֲצַר שׁוּעָֽל׃
28
And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,
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