Joshua 19:44
And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
Connections
וְאֶֽת-בַּעֲלָת וְאֶת-(תמר) תַּדְמֹר בַּמִּדְבָּר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
וּמִמַּטֵּה-דָן אֶֽת-אֶלְתְּקֵא וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ אֶֽת-גִּבְּתוֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
וַיִּקְשֹׁר עָלָיו בַּעְשָׁא בֶן-אֲחִיָּה לְבֵית יִשָּׂשכָר וַיַּכֵּהוּ בַעְשָׁא בְּגִבְּתוֹן אֲשֶׁר לַפְּלִשְׁתִּים וְנָדָב וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל צָרִים עַֽל-גִּבְּתֽוֹן׃
And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשֶׁבַע שָׁנָה לְאָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה מָלַךְ זִמְרִי שִׁבְעַת יָמִים בְּתִרְצָה וְהָעָם חֹנִים עַֽל-גִּבְּתוֹן אֲשֶׁר לַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
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Joshua 19:44
Masoretic Phrasing
The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְאֶלְתְּקֵ֥ה וְגִבְּת֖וֹן
Tipeha — a lesser break
וּבַֽעֲלָֽת
Silluq — end of the verse
Word Parts
וְ
אֶלְתְּקֵ֥ה
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אֶלְתְּקֵ֥ה
Dictionary form:
אֶלְתְּקֵא
· el-teh-KAY
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And eltekeh")
Grammar
C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
| וְ | Speech Conjunction |
| אֶלְתְּקֵה | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: and eltekeh
and eltekeh ×1
eltekeh ×1
More options
Eltekeh — Standard modern spelling for this Danite town.
Elteqeh — Scholarly transliteration reflecting Hebrew consonants closely.
Elteke — Simplified spelling, suitable for general audiences.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
אֶלְתְּקֵא, אֶלְתְּקֵה proper name, of a location
Strong's Definition
H514
eltekeh
ʾeltĕqēʾ
let God spue thee out
Eltekeh or Elteke, a place in Palestine
- Levitical city in the tribe of Dan, between Ekron and Timna
Variations
2 forms of this word
Translations
2 English renderings
Word Parts
וְ
גִבְּת֖וֹן
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
גִבְּת֖וֹן
Dictionary form:
גִּבְּתוֹן
· ɡib-beh-TONE
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And gibbethon")
Grammar
C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
| וְ | Speech Conjunction |
| גִבְּתוֹן | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: and gibbethon
gibbethon ×3
and gibbethon ×1
from gibbethon ×1
him at gibbethon ×1
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Gibbethon — Standard modern rendering of this proper place name.
Gibb'thon — Contracted form, useful in poetic or space-limited contexts.
Gibbeton — Simplified spelling, closer to spoken pronunciation.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
גִּבְּתוֺן proper name, of a location (
Strong's Definition
H1405
gibbethon
gibbĕtôn
mound
Gibbethon, a place in Palestine
- a Philistine town in Dan allocated to the Kohathite Levites
Variations
5 forms of this word
Translations
4 English renderings
Word Parts
וּ
בַֽעֲלָֽת
וּ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בַֽעֲלָֽת
Dictionary form:
בַּעֲלָת
· ba-uh-LAWT
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And baalath")
Grammar
C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
| וּ | Speech Conjunction |
| בַעֲלָֽת | Speech Noun Type Proper Name |
In English
In the KJV here: and baalath
and baalath ×3
More options
Baalath — Standard anglicized spelling for modern Bible translations.
Ba'alath — Uses apostrophe to reflect the Hebrew ayin consonant.
Ba-alath — Hyphenated form aiding pronunciation in study texts.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
בַּעֲלָת proper name, of a location Josh 19:44; 1Kgs 9:18; 2Chr 8:6, a city of Dan, possibly
Strong's Definition
H1191
baalath
baʿălāt
mistress
Baalath, a place in Palestine
- a town in Dan
Variations
2 forms of this word
Translations
1 English renderings