Joshua 15:44

וּקְעִילָ֥ה וְאַכְזִ֖יב וּמָֽרֵאשָׁ֑ה עָרִ֥ים תֵּ֖שַׁע וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן
And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

וּ קְעִילָ֥ה
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
קְעִילָ֥ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And keilah")
Dictionary form: קְעִילָה · keh-ee-LAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and keilah
of keilah ×6 to keilah ×6 keilah ×2 against keilah ×1 and keilah ×1 from keilah ×1 out of keilah ×1
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Keilah — Standard modern spelling; use in narrative and direct speech.
the town of Keilah — Clarifies geographic referent for unfamiliar readers.
the city of Keilah — Emphasizes urban or fortified character of the settlement.

BDB7502 H7084

BDB7501 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7503

קְעִילָה18 proper name, of a location Κεειλα: in Judah, toward Philistines, ׳ק 1Sam 23:1 + 13 t. 23 (קְעִלָה, v1Sam 23:3.13); Josh 15:44 (P), compare 2Chr 4:19 (genealogical scheme); post-exilic פֶּלֶח קְעִילָךְ Neh 3:17; Neh 3:18 modern Kîl¹, approximately 8 miles northwest from Hebron, GASmGeogr. 230 BuhlGeogr. 193; clause Tel Amarna †ilti WklNo. 165, 11, 18, etc.

keilah
qĕʿîlâ
fortress
Keilah, a place in Palestine
  • a city in the lowlands of Judah northwest of Hebron

וְ אַכְזִ֖יב
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אַכְזִ֖יב
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And achzib")
Dictionary form: אַכְזִיב · ak-DZEEB

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and achzib
and achzib ×1 nor of achzib ×1 of achzib ×1 to achzib ×1
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Achzib — Standard modern spelling for this place name.
Akzib — Closer transliteration; used in some modern translations.
Aczib — Alternate scholarly transliteration, less common.

BDB3981 H392

BDB3980 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3982

אַכְזִיב

proper name, of a location 1. in lowland of Judah Josh 15:44 (ᵐ5 Ακιεζει καὶ Κεζειβ, ᵐ5L Αχζειβ), Mic 1:14 (ᵐ5 οἴκους ματαίους; see also כְּזִיב, כֹּזֵבָא).
2. in Asher Judg 1:31 (ᵐ5 Ασχαζει), and (אַכְזִ֫יבָה) Josh 19:29 (ᵐ5 Εχοζοβ, A Αχζειφ, ᵐ5L Αχαζειβ); it lay on the coast south of Tyre, in Assyrian Akzibi, COTJosh 19:29 DlPar. 284; Greek Εκδιππα; modern ez-Zîb, BdPal. 272 BuhlG. § 120 and (on pronunciation) KasterenZPV xiii. 101.

achzib
ʾakzîb
deceit
Akzib, the name of two places in Palestine
  • a town in the lowland of west Judah
    • "a town in Asher by the Sea of Galilee

וּ מָֽרֵאשָׁ֑ה
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
מָֽרֵאשָׁ֑ה
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And mareshah")
Dictionary form: מַרְאֵשָׁה · mahr-ay-SHAW

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: and mareshah
of mareshah ×4 and mareshah ×2 at mareshah ×1 mareshah ×1
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Mareshah — Standard modern spelling for this proper place name.
Maresha — Alternate scholarly spelling, common in archaeology contexts.
the city of Mareshah — Use when context requires explicit identification as a city.

BDB4849 H4762

BDB4848 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4850

מָרֵשָׁה and (Josh 15:44) מָרֵאשָׁה proper name, of a location (etymology dubious) in (the Shephelah of) Judah, Mic 1:15 (where named with אַכְזִיבּ etc.), Josh 15:44 (id.), compare 2Chr 11:8; 2Chr 14:8; 2Chr 14:9; 2Chr 20:37 so apparently (as proper name, masculine in geneal. scheme) 1Chr 2:42; 1Chr 4:21. — compare 2 Macc 12:35 (Μαρισα), 1 Macc 5:66 (read Μαρισα for Σαμαρια, compare Var. Apocrypha). — JosephAnt. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 12:8»xii. 8, 6 (Μαρισσα). ᵐ5 A Josh 15:44 Μαρησὰ ᵐ5L βαρσηα; ᵐ5 1Chr 2:42 Μαρἑἰσα ᵐ5L Μαρησα, etc. Probably = modern Mer¹sh 1 mile South of Beit Jibrin (Eleutheropolis), compare RobBR ii. 31 Be1Chr 2:42 GASmGeogr. 233 (who identify with (גַּת) מוֺרֶשֶׁת Mic 1:14 q. v. below ירשׁ above, but see LagOno.n. 139, 141, 279, 282) BuhlGeogr. 192.

מִרְשַׁ֫עַת see רשׁע מֹרַשְׁתִּי see ירשׁ.

BDB7685 H4762

BDB7684 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7686

מָרֵאשָׁה, מָרֵשָׁה proper name, of a location.

mareshah
marʾēšâ
crest of a hill
Mareshah, the name of two Israelites and of a place in Palestine
  • one of the cities in the lowlands of Judah

עָרִ֥ים
עָרִ֥ים
Root word city, cities, town, towns, one, …
Dictionary form: עִיר · eer

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: cities
the city ×168 cities ×153 city ×131 of the city ×95 the cities ×88 in the city ×49 into the city ×26 a city ×25
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city — Best default; fits large, walled, or named settlements.
town — Prefer for smaller or less prominent settlements.
settlement — Neutral; good when size or status is ambiguous.
village — Use for very small or rural communities in context.
urban center — Highlights civic or political function over geography.

BDB5915 H5892

BDB5914 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5916

I. עִיר noun [masculine] excitement; — of terror, וּבֶהָלוֺת ׳ע Jer 15:9 of rage (si vera lectio), לֹא אָבוֺא בְּעִיר Hos 11:9, but St proposes לְבָעֵר compare We Oort Now GASm. — בָּעִיר Ps 73:20 see עור Hiph`il — II, III. עִיר see below

BDB6035 H5892

BDB6034 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6036

II. עִיר1092 noun feminineGen 10:12 (AlbrZAW xvi.40 f.) city, town (√ unknown; Late Hebrew id.;? Phoenician ער Lzb345; Sabean ער fortified height (compare 3) PräZMG xxvi (1872), 437, ערן, עהרן city CISiv. pp. 94, 95, 173); — ׳ע absolute Gen 4:17 +, construct Gen 24:10 +; הָעִ֫ירָה 1Kgs 14:12 + 7t.; suffix עִירִי 2Sam 19:38 + 2 t., etc.; plural עָרִים Isa 6:11 +, עֲיָרִים Judg 10:4 (text error, or word-play, compare GFM); construct עָרֵי Gen 10:29 +; suffix עָרַי Zech 1:17, עָרֵיכֶם Isa 1:7 +, etc.; —

1. city, town, abode of men Gen 4:17 (J) and often; גְּדֹלָה Gen 10:12 (J), +, or קְטַנָּה Eccl 9:14 (compare Gen 19:20); especially
  a. fortified: עָרִים בְּצֻרוֺת 2Sam 20:6 +, etc., see בָּצַר, מִבְצָר; עִיר מִבְצַרצֹֿר Josh 19:29 (P) fortified city (of) Tyre, מָצוֺר ׳ע Ps 31:22 +, etc., see מָצוֺר, מְצוּרָה below צוּר (Mic 7:12 see מָצוֺר); עָזלָֿנוּ ׳ע Isa 26:1, עָרֵי מָעוּזּוֺ Isa 17:9 דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִיחַ ׳ְ 1Sam 23:7 חוֺמָה ׳ע Lev 25:29, compare vLev 25:30 (P), 1Kgs 4:13 on Hos 10:14 see I. עַם 2 b (1Sam 9:14 read הַשֵּׁעַר ᵐ5 We Dr and others).
  b. opposed to כֹּפֶר הַפְּרָזִי 1Sam 6:18, ׳עָרֵי הַפּ Deut 3:5, הַפְּרָזוֺת ׳ע Esth 9:19 distinguished from dependencies חֲצֵרִים Josh 13:23 + often P.
  c. עָרֶיה are dependent towns Josh 13:17 (P), Jer 19:15.
  d. עָרֵי הַמַּמְלָכָה Josh 10:2 (JE) royal cities (i.e. with a king, compare Tel Amarna al šarri), so singular 1Sam 27:5, opposed to הַשָּׁדֶה עָרֵי v1Sam 27:5 rural towns; הַמְּלוּכָה ׳ע 2Sam 12:26 (but read הַמַּיִם ׳ע We Bu Kit Löhr HPS, see 2 below).
  e. עֶרֵי מִסְכְּנוֺת Exod 1:11 storage-cities, so 1Kgs 9:19 = 2Chr 8:6; 2Chr 8:4; 2Chr 17:12 for נַפְתָּלִי ׳ע ׳מ 2Chr 16:4 read probably ׳כִּנְרוֺת עֵלוֿגו (as 1Kgs 15:20 Be Kit Buhl); compare הֶרֶכֶב ׳ע 1Kgs 9:19; 1Kgs 10:26 = 2Chr 8:6; 2Chr 9:25; 2Chr 1:14 הַפָּרָשִׁים ׳ע 1Kgs 9:19 = 2Chr 8:6. feminine (הַ)מִקְלָט ׳ע (P) asylum-cities Num 35:11; Num 35:13; Num 35:14; Josh 20:2, compare Num 35:25; Num 35:26; Num 35:27; Num 35:28; Num 35:32, לְמִקְלָט ׳ע vNum 35:12 מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵחַ ׳ע Josh 21:13 + 4t. 21.
  g. (הָ)אֱלֹהִים ׳ע = Jerusalem: Ps 46:5; Ps 87:3, compare Ps 48:2; Ps 48:9 ׳י ׳ע Isa 60:14; Ps 101:8 צְבָאוֺת ׳י ׳ע Ps 48:9.
  h. city = inhabitants 1Sam 4:13; 1Sam 5:12; Isa 22:2; Ruth 1:19, so 2Sam 20:22 (reading הָעִיר for ᵑ0 הָעָם) ᵐ5 We Dr and others (compare also following).
  i. combinations are: רֹכְלִים ׳ע Ezek 17:4 city of merchants; מוֺשָׁב ׳ע Ps 107:4; Ps 107:7; Ps 107:36 city for dwelling; especially of character or condition: הַצֶּדֶק ׳ע Isa 1:26, ׳ע הָאֱמֶת Zech 8:3 הַקּדֶשׁ ׳ע Isa 48:2; Isa 52:1; Neh 11:1; Neh 11:18, compare Dan 9:24, all of Jerusalem; עָרֵי קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ Jer 5:17 of Judaean cities; of foreign cities, תְּהִלָּךְ ׳ע Jer 49:25, ׳הָע הַהֻלָּלהEzek 26:17, הָעַלִּיזָה ׳הָע Zeph 2:15 of Jerusalem also הַיּוֺנָה ׳הָע Zeph 3:1 oppressive city, (הַ)דָּמִים ׳ע bloody city Ezek 22:2; Ezek 24:6; Ezek 24:9 and (of Nineveh) Nah 3:1.
2. of fortress in a city especially עִיר דָּוִד 2Sam 5:7; 2Sam 5:9; 2Sam 6:10 + often (see דָּוִד); כֵית הַבָּ֑עַל ׳ע 2Kgs 10:25 (crpt; Klo proposes דְּבִיר for ׳ע, compare Kmp Benz Kit); הַמַּיִם ׳ע 2Sam 12:27 (so read also v2Sam 12:26, see 1 d).
3. apparently fortified place, of any size, עִיר מִבְצָר בְּכָלעָֿרֵיהֶם מִמִּגְּדַּל נוֺצְרִים עַדֿ 2Kgs 17:9 =2Kgs 18:8 compare Num 13:9 (P; but on compare of ver. see Di); perhaps also עֲמָלֵק ׳ע 1Sam 15:5 (HPS). — Hos 7:4 see עור Hiph`il

עִיר הַהֶרֶס see הֶרֶס.

city, cities, town, towns, one, …
ʿîr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • excitement, anguish
    • of terror
    city, town (a place of waking, guarded)
    • city, town

תֵּ֖שַׁע
תֵּ֖שַׁע
Root word nine, ninth, nineteen, nineteenth
Dictionary form: תֵּשַׁע · tay-SHA

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: nine
nine ×21 and nine ×16 in the nine ×2 in the ninth ×2 nineteen ×2 the nineteenth ×2 unto the nine ×2 and ninth ×1
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nine — Core cardinal number; use for counts and quantities.
ninth — Ordinal form; use for position or sequence in a series.
nineteen — Use when the lemma functions as the compound cardinal 19.
nineteenth — Ordinal of 19; use for dates, regnal years, or sequences.

BDB9261 H8672

BDB9260 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9262

תֵּ֫שַׁע, תִּשְׁעָה58 noun masculine and feminine a nine, nonad (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian tišit (feminine), nine, tešû, ninth; Sabean תסעת nine, תסעי ninety HomChr 48; Lihyanian תסע DHMEp. Denkm. Ar. 52, Arabic , Ethiopic Aramaic תְּשַׁע , Nabataean, Palmyrene תשע Lzb388, Mandean (א for ע; sometimes ע prefixed) תשא, עשתא NöM 188, all nine); —

masculine with feminine noun absolute תֵּ֫שַׁע Deut 3:11 + 20 t., construct תְּשַׁע Judg 4:3 + 18 t.; feminine with masculine noun absolute תִּשְׁעָה 2Sam 14:8 + 13 t., construct תִּשְׁעַת Josh 13:7 + 2 t. (these include 9 + 10 = 19); — nine (Hexateuch chiefly P);
1. no other number:
  a. before plural noun תֵּשַׁע אַמּוֺת Deut 3:11, שָׁנִים ׳ת 2Kgs 17:1; Gen 11:19, הַיָּדוֺת ׳ת Neh 11:1, חֳדָשִׁים 2Sam 24:8, תִּשְּׁבָטִים Josh 13:7 (J E?), compare Josh 14:2; Num 34:13 (both P); after plural noun עָרִים תֵּ֫שַׁע Josh 15:44; Josh 15:51; Josh 21:16 (all P), פָּרִים תִּשְׁעָה Num 29:26 (P); noun omitted 1Chr 3:8.
  b. = ordinal לַחֹדֶשׁ 2Kgs 25:3 + 3 t. on the ninth (day) of the month; שְׁנַתתֵּֿשַׁע לְ 2Kgs 18:10 the ninth year of.
2. 9 + 10 = 19, with feminine noun תְּשַׁעעֶֿשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Gen 11:25, עָרִים תְּשַׁעֿ עֶשְׂרֵהJosh 19:38 (both P), as ordinal שְׁנַת תְּשַׁעֿ עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה לְ 2Kgs 25:8 || Jer 52:12 with masculine noun תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר אִישׁ 2Sam 2:30, compare (as ordinal, גּוֺרָל omitted) 1Chr 24:16; 1Chr 25:26.
3. 900 = תְשַׁע מֵאוֺת Judg 4:3 + 14 t.
4. with tens (20, 30, etc.): ׳ת following 2Kgs 14:2 + 10 t., precedes Gen 11:24 + 6 t., compare Köii. 1. 215 ff.

nine, ninth, nineteen, nineteenth
tēšaʿ
nine or (ordinal) ninth
  • nine, nonad
    • nine (as cardinal number)
      • "ninth (as ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers

וְ חַצְרֵי הֶֽן
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
חַצְרֵי
Root word court, villages, courts, towns
הֶֽן
Suffix — pronoun their / them (women)
Dictionary form: חָצֵר · haw-TSARE

Noun — Common, both plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: with their villages
court ×42 of the court ×34 with their villages ×21 in the court ×14 the court ×9 and their villages ×6 courts ×4 in the courts ×4
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courtyard — Best for enclosed temple, palace, or house spaces.
court — Slightly more formal; suits legal or royal settings.
enclosure — Useful when architectural boundaries are emphasized.
settlement — For the 'village/town' sense of unwalled communities.
village — Informal rural community; modernizes KJV 'villages' usage.
hamlet — Small, unfortified community; vivid alternative to 'village'.

BDB3047 H2691 H2699

BDB3046 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3048

I. חָצֵר145 noun masculineEzek 40:23 and (oftener) feminine1Kgs 6:36 enclosure, court — absolute ׳ח 1Kgs 7:8 +, חָצֵרָה Jer 36:20 construct חֲצַר Exod 27:9 +; suffix חֲצֵרוֺ 2Sam 17:18 חֲצֵרוֺת Exod 8:9 + 4 t.; construct חַצְרֵי Neh 13:7, הַצְרוֺת 2Kgs 21:5 +10 t.; suffix חֲצֵרָ֑י Isa 1:12; Zech 3:7 חֲצֵרֶיךָ Ps 65:5; Ps 84:11 חֲצֵרוֺתָ֑י 1Chr 28:6 חֲצֵרֹתָיו Ps 100:4, לְחַצְרוֺתָ֑יו Ps 96:8, וּבְחַצְרֹתֵיהֶם Neh 8:16 —

1. enclosures (in Egypt),perhaps court-yards, or cattle-yards, distinct from houses and from fields Exod 8:9 (J).
2. court of private house 2Sam 17:18 (containing well), compare Neh 8:16 of a palace, חָצֵר הָאַחֶרֶת 1Kgs 7:8 the other court, immediately surrounding palace, so called in distinct. from הַגְּדוֺלָה ׳(הֶ)ח v1Kgs 7:9 v1Kgs 7:12 the great court, including ׳הא ׳ח and הַפְּנִימִית ׳הֶח of temple (see 3 b) in one great enclosure (see StaSalomos Bauten, ZAW 1883. 152 f.); 2Kgs 20:4 (Qr Vrss The Kmp Klo and others; Kt Ke and others הָעִיר), Jer 36:20; Esth 1:5; Esth 2:11; Esth 4:11; Esth 5:1; Esth 5:2; Esth 6:4 (twice in verse); Esth 6:5 מַטָּרָה ׳ח court of guard, place of (honourable) confinement Jer 32:2 (in king's house), vJer 32:8 vJer 32:12; Jer 33:1; Jer 37:21 (twice in verse); Jer 38:6; Jer 38:13; Jer 38:28; Jer 39:14; Jer 39:15. Especially
3. a. court of tabernacle חֲצַר הַמִּשְׁכָּן Exod 27:9, compare vExod 27:9 vExod 27:12 vExod 27:13 + 24 t. Exodus (all P; ׳שַׁעַר הֶח gate of the court Exod 35:17; Exod 38:15; Exod 38:18; Exod 38:31; Exod 39:40; Exod 40:8; Exod 40:33); Lev 6:9; Lev 6:19; Num 3:26 (twice in verse) (פֶּתַח ׳הֶח), vNum 3:37; Num 4:26 (twice in verse) (׳פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הֶח), vNum 4:32 courts of house of ׳י 1Chr 23:28.
  b. court(s) of Solomon's temple, inner with הַפְּנִימִית ׳הֶח 1Kgs 6:36; 1Kgs 7:12 (but on text see Stal. c.) Ezek 8:16; Ezek 10:3 compare vEzek 10:4 = upper with הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳הֶח Jer 36:10 (see Gf), and הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳ח 2Chr 4:9 (where also הָעֲזָרָה הַגְּדוֺלָה, as often Ezek., also דְּלָתוֺת לָעֲזָרָה); outer court ׳הֶח הַחִיצֹנָה Ezek 10:5 = הַחֲדָשָׁה ׳הֶח 2Chr 20:5 see further 1Kgs 8:64 = 2Chr 7:7; 2Chr 24:21; 2Chr 29:16; Jer 19:14; Jer 26:2; Ezek 8:7 two courts 2Kgs 21:5 = 2Chr 33:5; 2Kgs 23:12 courts Ezek 9:7; 1Chr 28:12; 2Chr 23:5; Neh 8:1; Neh 8:6; Neh 13:7 often in poetry, courts of ׳י Isa 1:12; Isa 62:9 (קדשׁי ׳ח), Zech 3:7; Ps 65:5; Ps 84:3; Ps 84:11; Ps 96:8; Ps 100:4; Ps 116:19; Ps 135:2
  c. courts of Ezekiel's temple Ezek 40:14 + 38 t. Ezek 40-46 (of these read הַשַּׁעַר for החצר Ezek 40:19; Ezek 40:32 with ᵐ5 Hi Co; and החיצון for החצר Ezek 41:15 with ᵐ5 Ew Co).
**Ezek 42:6 הַחִיצֹנוֺת for הַחֲצֵרוֺת.

BDB3049 H2691 H2699

BDB3048 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3050

II. [חָצֵר]46 noun masculineNeh 11:25 settled abode, settlement, village (Lagl. c.) — always plural, absolute חֲצֵרִים Josh 19:8 + 5 t.; construct חַצְרֵי 1Chr 9:16; Neh 12:28 suffix חֲצֵרֶיהָ Josh 21:12 + 4 t.; חַצְרֵיהֶם 1Chr 4:33 + 6 t.; חַצְרֵיהֶן Josh 13:23 + 24 t. Joshua; —
  a. settlements of Ishmaelites Gen 25:16 (P; || טִירוֺת circles of tents); of עַוִּים Deut 2:23 of Kedar Isa 42:11 (|| עָרִים); בָּתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר אֵיןלָֿהֶם חֹמָה סָבִיב Lev 25:31 (H), houses of the villages which have no wall about them; מַאֲרַב חֲצֵרִים Ps 10:8 lurking-place(s) of villages (i.e. where oppressor, as a wild beast, watches his opportunity to attack the defenceless). Usu.
  b. as dependencies of cities Josh 15:46, with בְּנֹתֶיהָ (see above בַּת 4 p. 123) Josh 15:45; Josh 15:47 (twice in verse) (all J E ?); אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֺת הֶעָרִים ׳וְכָלהַֿח Josh 19:8 (P), also Josh 21:12 (P), = 1Chr 6:41; Neh 12:29 also Josh 13:23; Josh 13:28; Josh 15:32 + 23 t. Joshua (all P), Neh 11:25; Neh 11:30 (|| בָּנוֺת vNeh 11:25 vNeh 11:27 etc.), Neh 12:28.
  c. villages, not contrasted with cities (compare Isa 42:11 above) 1Chr 9:16; 1Chr 9:22; 1Chr 9:25 (all of Levites).
  d. ׳ח apparently including all settlements outside of Jerusalem ׳הַח בִּשְׂדֹתָם Neh 11:25. — ׳ח in proper name, of a location see below (and see Bla on Josh 15:20-32).

court, villages, courts, towns
ḥāṣēr
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
  • court, enclosure
    • enclosures
      • "court
    settled abode, settlement, village, town

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וּקְעִילָ֥ה וְאַכְזִ֖יב Tipeha — a lesser break וּמָֽרֵאשָׁ֑ה Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here עָרִ֥ים תֵּ֖שַׁע Tipeha — a lesser break וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן Silluq — end of the verse

וּקְעִילָה וְאַכְזִיב וּמָֽרֵאשָׁה עָרִים תֵּשַׁע וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃
44
And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
Cross References

1 Samuel 23:1

וַיַּגִּדוּ לְדָוִד לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה פְלִשְׁתִּים נִלְחָמִים בִּקְעִילָה וְהֵמָּה שֹׁסִים אֶת-הַגֳּרָנֽוֹת׃
1
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

Genesis 38:5

וַתֹּסֶף עוֹד וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ שֵׁלָה וְהָיָה בִכְזִיב בְּלִדְתָּהּ אֹתֽוֹ׃
5
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

Micah 1:14

לָכֵן תִּתְּנִי שִׁלּוּחִים עַל מוֹרֶשֶׁת גַּת בָּתֵּי אַכְזִיב לְאַכְזָב לְמַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
14
Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
Joshua 15:43
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Joshua 15:45