miv.da.lah denotes cities set apart within the inheritance of another group.

The attested use describes cities distinguished within the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, where they are identified as belonging to the sons of Ephraim.

1. Cities set apart within another inheritance · dominant

   In Joshua 16:9, the feminine plural form occurs in the clause concerning cities for the sons of Ephraim located in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh. The APB renders the verse with “the separate cities,” confirming a distinction of those cities within that inheritance setting.

   Joshua 16:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Joshua 16:9, the APB presents the clause as “the separate cities for the sons of Ephraim,”.