Joshua 15:35

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ירמות יַרְמוּת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ירמות

Yarmûwth

Definition

Jarmuth, the name of two places in Palestine

Root

from H7311 (רום); elevation;

Exhaustive

from רום; elevation; Jarmuth, the name of two places in Palestine; Jarmuth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3412

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יַרְמוּת

noun proper • Root רום • Strongs / High • Page 651

(height, hill) proper name of 1. a city in the plain of Judah, formerly the residence of a Canaanite king. 2. a Levitical city in Issachar.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יַרמוּת

proper name • Page 299

Proper name of a city in the plain of the tribe of Judah, anciently the seat of a Canaanitish king (Josh. 10:3, 12:11, 15:35; Neh. 11:29).

Noun proper name

LXX: ιεριμουθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3412:

ιεριμουθ 4× (62.5%)

ועדלם וַעֲדֻלָּם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

עדלם

ʻĂdullâm

Definition

Adullam, a place in Palestine

Root

probably from the passive participle of the same as H5724 (עדלי);

Exhaustive

probably from the passive participle of the same as עדלי; Adullam, a place in Palestine; Adullam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5725

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲדֻלָּם

noun proper • Root עדל • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1057

Resting-place, station; n. p. of a city in the south of Judah, formerly the capital of a small Phenic state.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲדֻלָּם

proper name • Page 493

proper name of a city in the plain of the tribe of Judah, once the residence of a Canaanitish king. Josh. 12: 15. 15: 35. Mic. 1: 15. Neh. 11: 30.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: οδολλαμ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5725:

οδολλαμ 7× (64.3%)

שוכה שׂוֹכֹה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שוכה

Sôwkôh

Definition

Sokoh or Soko, the name of two places in Palestine

Root

or שכה; or שוכו; from H7753 (שוך);

Exhaustive

or שכה; or שוכו; from שוך; Sokoh or Soko, the name of two places in Palestine; Shocho, Shochoh, Sochoh, Soco, Socoh.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7755

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְשׂוּכָה

noun feminine • Root שוך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 916

A hedge, a living fence; a thorn-hedge; as a worthless thing. Also spelled מְסוּכָה.

מְשׁוּכָה

noun • Lemma_Lookup • Page 919

see מְשׂוּכָה.

שׂוּכָה

noun proper feminine • Root שוך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1395

(From שׁוּךְ = שָׁבַךְ, settlement) N. p. of a locality in Judah. Deriv. the patr. m. pl. שׁוּכִים the Shuhites.

שׁוֹכֹה

noun proper • Root שוך • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1396

1. A city in the plain of Judah (Josh 15:35). 2. A city in the mountains of Judah (Josh 15:48 K'tib). Also spelled שׂוֹכֹה (1 Kings 4:10) meaning bushes, a thicket.

שׁוּכָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1395

See שׁוּךְ.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שׂוֹכֹה

prop. name • Page 635

Name of a city in the plain of the tribe of Judah. Josh. 15: 35.

Noun proper name

LXX: σοκχωθ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7755:

σοκχωθ 3× (32.1%)

ועזקה וַעֲזֵקָה׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

עזקה

ʻĂzêqâh

Definition

Azekah, a place in Palestine

Root

from H5823 (עזק); tilled;

Exhaustive

from עזק; tilled; Azekah, a place in Palestine; Azekah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5825

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲזֵקָה

noun proper • Root עזק • Strongs / High • Page 1076

(New-breach) n. p. of a city in the plain of Judah.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲזֵקָה

proper name • Page 501

proper name of a city in the tribe of Judah. Josh. 10:10. 15:35. 1 Sam. 17:1. Neh. 11:30. Jer. 34:7.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: αζηκα

LXX Usage Statistics

H5825:

αζηκα 6× (84.7%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Jarmuth and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

LITV Translation:
Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Jarmuth, and Adullam, and Membra, and Socoh, and Azekah.