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Joshua 19:7 - Cities

Joshua 19:7 - Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
Ain	H5871	עַיִן	[Proper Name Location] fountain; {Ajin} the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine
Remmon	H7417	רִמּוֹן	{Rimmon} the name of a Syrian {deity} also of five places in Palestine. The additon of -methoar (the fourth form) is a passive participle of H8388 with the article; the (one) marked {off} that {is} which pertains; mistaken for part of the name
and Ether	H6281	עֶתֶר	[Proper Name Location] abundance; {Ether} a place in Palestine
and Ashan	H6228	עָשָׁן	[Proper Name Location] {Ashan} a place in Palestine
four	H702	אַרְבַּע	from H7251; four
cities	H5892	עִיר	[Noun Masculine] From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
and their villages	H2691	חָצֵר	[Noun Masculine] a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.