cha.tser denotes villages or smaller settlements associated with cities, fields, and places of residence.

The term consistently identifies villages or smaller settlements: it occurs beside named cities in territorial lists, describes places where people live, and can mark villages by the condition of their houses.

1. Villages and associated settlements · dominant

   The plural construct form occurs repeatedly in lists that pair named cities with their associated settlements; in Joshua 15:47, two such forms occur in clauses concerning Ashdod and Gaza, and the APB presents each city with daughters and villages. In Joshua 19:16 and Joshua 19:39, the same construct plural is included in summaries of tribal inheritances consisting of cities and their villages. The absolute plural also occurs where villages are described as surrounding cities in Joshua 19:8, as inhabited by Kedar in Isaiah 42:11, and as places of ambush in Psalm 10:8.

   Joshua 15:47Joshua 19:16Joshua 19:39Joshua 19:8Isaiah 42:11Psalm 10:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB regularly presents the relevant places as “villages,” especially alongside cities or as locations of residence. This presentation confirms the settlement context without isolating an English equivalent for every token.