a.she.dah denotes slopes or sloping terrain, especially in boundary and land descriptions.

The term consistently denotes slopes or sloping terrain: it marks the slopes of Pisgah in boundary descriptions and occurs among named land regions in summaries of Joshua's territory.

1. Slopes in geographic and boundary descriptions · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 3:17, Deuteronomy 4:49, Joshua 12:3, and Joshua 13:20, the construct plural forms occur with Pisgah in location and boundary statements; the APB renders the relevant geographic feature as "the slopes of Pisgah." In Joshua 10:40 and Joshua 12:8, absolute plural forms stand among regional land features; the APB renders them "the slopes."

   Deuteronomy 3:17Deuteronomy 4:49Joshua 10:40Joshua 12:3Joshua 12:8Joshua 13:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "the slopes" in the land lists and as "the slopes of Pisgah" where the construct form is associated with Pisgah. These renderings confirm the verse-level geographic presentation rather than establish a separate meaning.