Joshua 19:42
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
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וְ
שַֽׁעֲלַבִּ֥ין
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שַֽׁעֲלַבִּ֥ין
Dictionary form:
שַׁעַלְבִים
· sha-al-BEEM
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And shaalabbin")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and shaalabbin
and in shaalbim ×2
and shaalabbin ×1
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Shaalbim — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most translations.
Shaalabbin — Alternate spelling; matches older manuscript traditions.
Sha'albim — Use apostrophe to signal the glottal break for readers.
שַׁעַלְבִים proper name, of a location (perhaps haunt of
שַׁעֲלַבִּין see foregoing.
shaalbim, shaalabbin
šaʿalbîm
place of foxes
Shaalbim or Shaalabbin, a place in Palestine
- a town in Dan occupied by the Amorites
וְ
אַיָּל֖וֹן
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אַיָּל֖וֹן
Dictionary form:
אַיָּלוֹן
· ah-yaw-LONE
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And ajalon")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and ajalon
and aijalon ×2
and ajalon ×2
in aijalon ×2
aijalon ×1
of aijalon ×1
of ajalon ×1
to aijalon ×1
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Aijalon — Standard modern spelling; preferred in most scholarly translations.
Ajalon — Alternate accepted spelling; used in some modern versions.
Ayalon — Closer to Hebrew pronunciation; suits academically precise contexts.
אַיָּלוֺן proper name, of a location (
1. city in Dan Josh 19:42; Josh 21:24 (Levitical city) Judg 1:35; 1Sam 14:31 doubtless same; so 1Chr 6:54 (where Dan omitted); apparently later in Benjamin 1Chr 8:13; 1Chr 2:10; 1Chr 28:18 (see Be ); עֵמֶק אַיָּלוֺן Josh 10:12 almost certainly named from same; = Epiph. Ἰαλω modern Jâlo RobBR ii. 253 , Surveyiii. 19.
2. city in Zebulun Judg 12:12.
aijalon, ajalon
ʾayyālôn
field of deer
Ajalon, the name of five places in Palestine
- Levitical city in Dan, 14 miles or 25 km north-west of Jerusalem, later ruled by the Amorites, then the Benjamites of Judah, then by the Philistines "a city of Zebulun, site unknown
וְ
יִתְלָֽה
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יִתְלָֽה
Dictionary form:
יִתְלָה
· yit-LAW
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And jethlah")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and jethlah
and jethlah ×1
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Jethlah — Standard modern spelling of this proper place name.
Yitlah — Transliteration-based rendering; highlights Hebrew origin.
Ithlah — Alternate historical spelling found in some modern versions.
יִתְלָה proper name, of a location in (Southern) Dan Josh 19:42
jethlah
yitlâ
he hangs
Jithlah, a place in Palestine
- one of the towns in southern Dan
The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְשַֽׁעֲלַבִּ֥ין וְאַיָּל֖וֹן
Tipeha — a lesser break
וְיִתְלָֽה
Silluq — end of the verse
וְשַֽׁעֲלַבִּין וְאַיָּלוֹן וְיִתְלָֽה׃
42
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
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וַיּוֹאֶל הָֽאֱמֹרִי לָשֶׁבֶת בְּהַר-חֶרֶס בְּאַיָּלוֹן וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִים וַתִּכְבַּד יַד בֵּית-יוֹסֵף וַיִּֽהְיוּ לָמַֽס׃
But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
וַיַּכּוּ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים מִמִּכְמָשׂ אַיָּלֹנָה וַיָּעַף הָעָם מְאֹֽד׃
And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.
אָז יְדַבֵּר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לַֽיהוָה בְּיוֹם תֵּת יְהוָה אֶת-הָאֱמֹרִי לִפְנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר׀ לְעֵינֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁמֶשׁ בְּגִבְעוֹן דּוֹם וְיָרֵחַ בְּעֵמֶק אַיָּלֽוֹן׃
Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
אֶת-אַיָּלוֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ אֶת-גַּת-רִמּוֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ עָרִים אַרְבַּֽע׃
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.