ma.a.rat is a proper name listed among cities with their villages in Joshua 15:59.

The attested form is a proper name in a city list: Joshua 15:59 places it alongside other cities and their villages.

1. Proper name in a city list · dominant

   In Joshua 15:59, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the sequence of cities; the APB renders the verse, “Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities with their villages.”

   Joshua 15:59

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Joshua 15:59, the APB presents the term as “Maarath” within a list of cities and their villages.