Joshua 15:43
And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
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Joshua 15:43
Masoretic Phrasing
The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְיִפְתָּ֥ח וְאַשְׁנָ֖ה
Tipeha — a lesser break
וּנְצִֽיב
Silluq — end of the verse
Word Parts
וְ
יִפְתָּ֥ח
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יִפְתָּ֥ח
Dictionary form:
יִפְתָּח
· yip-TAW
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And jiphtah")
Grammar
C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
| וְ | Speech Conjunction |
| יִפְתָּח | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: and jiphtah
and jephthah ×9
jephthah ×9
of jephthah ×3
then jephthah ×3
unto jephthah ×2
and jiphtah ×1
now jephthah ×1
so jephthah ×1
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Jephthah — Standard modern spelling; use in most narrative contexts.
Jiphtah — Alternate spelling; use when referencing the town (Josh 15:43).
Yiftach — Transliteration closer to Hebrew; for academic or Jewish contexts.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
יִפְתָּח proper name
1. masculine Jephthah, Ιεφθαε (he [God] openeth ); — Judg 11:1 (twice in verse) + 26 t. 11, 12, 1Sam 12:11.
Strong's Definition
H3316
jephthah, jiphtah
yiptāḥ
he opens
Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine
- (n pr m) a son of Gilead and a concubine and the judge who defeated the Ammonites; after the victory because of a vow taken before the battle he sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering "(n pr loc) a city in Judah
Variations
4 forms of this word
Translations
9 English renderings
Word Parts
וְ
אַשְׁנָ֖ה
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אַשְׁנָ֖ה
Dictionary form:
אַשְׁנָה
· ash-NAW
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And ashnah")
Grammar
C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
| וְ | Speech Conjunction |
| אַשְׁנָה | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: and ashnah
and ashnah ×2
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Ashnah — Standard transliteration for this proper place name.
Ashna — Simplified spelling variant for modern readers.
the town of Ashnah — Use when context needs explicit geographic clarification.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
אַשְׁנָה proper name, of a location (
1. Josh 15:33.
2. vJosh 15:43.
אֶשְׁנָב see
אֶשְׁעָן see
Strong's Definition
H823
ashnah
ʾašnâ
I will cause change
Ashnah, the name of two places in Palestine
- a town near Dan "a town in Judah
Variations
2 forms of this word
Translations
1 English renderings
Word Parts
וּ
נְצִֽיב
וּ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
נְצִֽיב
Dictionary form:
נְצִיב
· neh-TSEEB
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And nezib")
Grammar
C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
| וּ | Speech Conjunction |
| נְצִֽיב | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: and nezib
and nezib ×1
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garrison — Military post or stationed troops; most contextually fitting.
outpost — Forward military position; suits frontier or border contexts.
prefect — Administrative official; use when governing role is emphasized.
pillar — Physical upright column or monument; literal architectural sense.
deputy — Appointed representative or officer; fits administrative contexts.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
נְצִיב proper name, of a location
Strong's Definition
H5334
nezib
nĕṣîb
garrison, pillar
Netsib, a place in Palestine
- a city in the lowlands of Judah on the border of Philistia
Variations
1 forms of this word
Translations
1 English renderings