ta.ar describes the tracing or marking of a territorial boundary as it reaches named places.

The attested uses describe a territorial boundary being traced, turned, or marked along its course through named locations; the passive participle presents a place as marked at the boundary.

1. Tracing the course of a territorial boundary · dominant

   Qal perfect forms occur in boundary descriptions: in Joshua 15:9 the APB renders the border's movement from a mountain head to Nephtoah and then to Baalah, while Joshua 15:11 renders it as proceeding toward Shikkeron and Jabneel. In Joshua 18:14 and Joshua 18:17, sequential perfect forms occur where the APB renders the boundary as continuing or turning; in Joshua 19:13, a Pual passive participle occurs in the clause the APB renders "which is marked as the border."

   Joshua 15:9Joshua 15:11Joshua 18:14Joshua 18:17Joshua 19:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the boundary route with wording such as "bordered," "continued," and "turned," and presents the passive participle in Joshua 19:13 as "marked as the border." These renderings show the clauses' overall boundary-setting context rather than a fixed English equivalent.