דַּבֶּ֫שֶׁת
dab.be.shet
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Hebrew
Dabbesheth
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dab.be.shet is a proper name marking a point touched by a tribal boundary in Joshua.
The attested use presents dab.be.shet as a proper name for a location named along a boundary route.
Senses in use
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A named location on a boundary route · dominant
In Joshua 19:11, the form is tagged as a proper noun within the description of a border that went up to the sea, touched this location, and continued toward a wadi before Jokneam. The APB renders the clause "it touched Dabbesheth."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Joshua 19:11, the APB presents the name in the boundary clause, rendering "it touched Dabbesheth." The verse is read as a whole.