Jarmuth
yar.mut names a place identified by its king, listed among cities, and named as a dwelling location.
The attested proper noun names a place: it is identified through “the king of Jarmuth” in the Joshua conflict accounts, appears in city lists and with its pasture, and is named among places where people dwelt.
Senses in use
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A named place in political and settlement settings · dominant
All occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, and Joshua 12:11, the APB renders the place in the designation “king of Jarmuth”; in Joshua 15:35 and Joshua 21:29 it appears in lists of cities, the latter with “its pasture,” and in Nehemiah 11:29 the APB renders it among locations where people “dwelt.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as “Jarmuth,” most often within “king of Jarmuth,” and also in lists of cities and dwelling locations. These renderings confirm the verse-level setting rather than isolate a separate English equivalent.