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דַּבֶּ֫שֶׁת
dab.be.shet
H1708
N:N--L 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

  1. 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.

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