Joshua 15:39
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
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לָכִ֥ישׁ
לָכִ֥ישׁ
Dictionary form:
לָכִישׁ
· law-KEESH
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("Lachish")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: lachish
lachish ×6
of lachish ×5
to lachish ×5
from lachish ×3
and from lachish ×1
and lachish ×1
at lachish ×1
him to lachish ×1
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Lachish — Standard modern spelling; use in nearly all contexts.
the city of Lachish — Adds clarity when first introducing the location.
Lachish (a Canaanite/Judahite city) — Helpful in study editions needing brief identification.
לָכִישׁ proper name, of a location — so Josh 10:3 +; with ה locative לֶכִ֫ישָׁה Josh 10:31 + 5 t.; —
לָכֵן see כֵּן. לֻלָאוֺת see [
lachish
lākîš
invincible
Lakish, a place in Palestine
- a city lying south of Jerusalem on the borders of Simeon and which belonged to the Amorites until conquered by Joshua and allotted to Judah
וּ
בָצְקַ֖ת
וּ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בָצְקַ֖ת
Dictionary form:
בׇּצְקַת
· bohts-KAHT
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And bozkath")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and bozkath
and bozkath ×1
of boscath ×1
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Bozkath — Most widely used modern scholarly spelling of this place name.
Boscath — Traditional spelling; useful when matching older reference works.
Botskat — Closer transliteration; use in critical or linguistic contexts.
בָּצְקַת proper name, of a location (? compare Arabic
boscath, bozkath
boṣqat
rocky height
Botscath, a place in Palestine
- a city in Judah in the lowlands toward the Philistines, home of Josiah's mother
וְ
עֶגְלֽוֹן
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
עֶגְלֽוֹן
Dictionary form:
עֶגְלוֹן
· eɡ-LONE
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And eglon")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and eglon
of eglon ×4
unto eglon ×3
and eglon ×2
eglon ×2
from eglon ×1
to eglon ×1
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Eglon — Standard modern spelling for this proper noun.
Eglon (city) — Use when referencing the Canaanite city in Judah.
Eglon (king) — Use when referencing the Moabite king in Judges 3.
עֶגְלוֺן13 proper name (compare
2. location Josh 10:3; Josh 10:5; Josh 10:23; Josh 10:37; Josh 12:12; Josh 15:34, with ה locative Josh 10:34, מֵעֶגְלוֺ֫נָה vJosh 10:36 ᵐ5 Οδολλαμ Josh 10 Αιλαμ Josh 12:12, A Εγλωμ , ᵐ5 Εγλων , and so Josh 15:39 site ±A³lân Tele-el-–esy BuhlGeogr. 192 .
עֶגְלַ֫יִם Ezek 47:10 in ׳עֵין ע q. v.
eglon
ʿeglôn
calf-like
Eglon, the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king
- (n pr m) king of Moab who oppressed the children of Israel for 18 years before he was killed by the judge Ehud "(n pr loc) a royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah
The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
לָכִ֥ישׁ וּבָצְקַ֖ת
Tipeha — a lesser break
וְעֶגְלֽוֹן
Silluq — end of the verse
לָכִישׁ וּבָצְקַת וְעֶגְלֽוֹן׃
39
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
Cross References
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֲדֹֽנִי-צֶדֶק מֶלֶךְ יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם אֶל-הוֹהָם מֶֽלֶךְ-חֶבְרוֹן וְאֶל-פִּרְאָם מֶֽלֶךְ-יַרְמוּת וְאֶל-יָפִיעַ מֶֽלֶךְ-לָכִישׁ וְאֶל-דְּבִיר מֶֽלֶךְ-עֶגְלוֹן לֵאמֹֽר׃
Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
בֶּן-שְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנָה יֹֽאשִׁיָּהוּ בְמָלְכוֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וְאַחַת שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָם וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ יְדִידָה בַת-עֲדָיָה מִבָּֽצְקַֽת׃
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
וַיַּֽעֲבֹר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמּוֹ מִלִּבְנָה לָכִישָׁה וַיִּחַן עָלֶיהָ וַיִּלָּחֶם בָּֽהּ׃
And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
וַיִּקְשְׁרוּ עָלָיו קֶשֶׁר בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַם וַיָּנָס לָכִישָׁה וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ אַֽחֲרָיו לָכִישָׁה וַיְמִתֻהוּ שָֽׁם׃
Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
וַיִּשְׁלַח שָׁקֵה-אַשּׁוּר אֶת-תַּרְתָּן וְאֶת-רַב-סָרִיס׀ וְאֶת-רַב-רַבְשָׁקֵה מִן-לָכִישׁ אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ חִזְקִיָּהוּ בְּחֵיל כָּבֵד יְרֽוּשָׁלִָם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם וַיַּֽעֲלוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ בִּתְעָלַת הַבְּרֵכָה הָֽעֶלְיוֹנָה אֲשֶׁר בִּמְסִלַּת שְׂדֵה כוֹבֵֽס׃
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.
וַיָּשָׁב רַב-שָׁקֵה וַיִּמְצָא אֶת-מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר נִלְחָם עַל-לִבְנָה כִּי שָׁמַע כִּי נָסַע מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃
So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
וַיִּשְׁלַח חִזְקִיָּה מֶֽלֶךְ-יְהוּדָה אֶל-מֶֽלֶךְ-אַשּׁוּר׀ לָכִישָׁה׀ לֵאמֹר׀ חָטָאתִי שׁוּב מֵֽעָלַי אֵת אֲשֶׁר-תִּתֵּן עָלַי אֶשָּׂא וַיָּשֶׂם מֶֽלֶךְ-אַשּׁוּר עַל-חִזְקִיָּה מֶֽלֶךְ-יְהוּדָה שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת כִּכַּר-כֶּסֶף וּשְׁלֹשִׁים כִּכַּר זָהָֽב׃
And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.