Joshua 15:29
Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.
בַּֽעֲלָ֥ה
בַּֽעֲלָ֥ה
Dictionary form:
בַּעֲלָה
· ba-uh-LAW
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("Baalah")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: baalah
baalah ×2
to baalah ×2
from baalah ×1
More options
Baalah — Standard modern transliteration for this proper place name.
Bala — Simplified spelling for accessible or popular translations.
Ba'alah — Apostrophe marks the ayin; suits scholarly or study Bibles.
II. בַּעֲלָה proper name, of a location Josh 15:9; Josh 15:10; Josh 15:11; Josh 15:29; 1Chr 13:6 = קִרְיַת בַּעַל Josh 15:60; Josh 18:14 (
baalah
baʿălâ
mistress
Baalah, the name of three places in Palestine
- another name for Kirjath-jearim or Kirjath-baal; modern Kuriet el Enab "a town in the south of Judah, also called Balah and Bilhah
וְ
עִיִּ֖ים
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
עִיִּ֖ים
Dictionary form:
עִיִּים
· ih-YEEM
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And iim")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and iim
and iim ×1
from iim ×1
More options
Iyim — Standard modern scholarly transliteration; preferred in academic texts.
Iim — Closer to KJV spelling; suits translations keeping traditional forms.
Iyyim — Reflects doubled consonant; used in some critical editions.
עִיִּים proper name, of a location
1. station of Israel on east border of Moab, before דִּיבֹן גָּד Num 33:45, = עִיֵּי הָעֲבָרִים vNum 33:44; Num 21:11 (all P ᵐ5
2. city in Judah Josh 15:29 (P
עֵילוֺם see
iim
ʿiyyîm
ruins
Ijim, a place in the Desert
- a station of Israel in the wilderness on the southeast side of Moab "a town in Judah
וָ
עָֽצֶם
וָ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
עָֽצֶם
Dictionary form:
עֶצֶם
· eh-TSEM
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And azem")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and azem
and azem ×2
and at ezem ×1
More options
Azem — Standard English rendering of this proper place name.
Ezem — Alternate spelling found in some modern translations.
Etsem — Closer transliteration; use in scholarly or critical contexts.
II. עֶ֫צֶם proper name, of a location
azem, ezem
ʿeṣem
bone
Etsem, a place in Palestine
- a city in the Nekeb of Judah afterwards allotted to Simeon
The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
בַּֽעֲלָ֥ה וְעִיִּ֖ים
Tipeha — a lesser break
וָעָֽצֶם
Silluq — end of the verse
בַּֽעֲלָה וְעִיִּים וָעָֽצֶם׃
29
Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,
Cross References
וְתָאַר הַגְּבוּל מֵרֹאשׁ הָהָר אֶל-מַעְיַן מֵי נֶפְתּוֹחַ וְיָצָא אֶל-עָרֵי הַר-עֶפְרוֹן וְתָאַר הַגְּבוּל בַּֽעֲלָה הִיא קִרְיַת יְעָרִֽים׃
And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim: