The Philistines
Plishtiy (pel-ish-tee')
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth -- Philistine.
also had invaded
pashat (paw-shat')
to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
the cities
`iyr (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
of the low country
shphelah (shef-ay-law')
Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine -- low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley).
and of the south
negeb (neh'-gheb)
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine) -- south (country, side, -ward).
of Judah
Yhuwdah (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
and had taken
lakad (law-kad')
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
Bethshemesh
Beyth Shemesh (bayth sheh'-mesh)
house of (the) sun; Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine -- Beth-shemesh.
and Ajalon
'Ayalown (ah-yaw-lone')
deer-field; Ajalon, the name of five places in Palestine -- Aijalon, Ajalon.
and Gederoth
Gderowth (ghed-ay-rohth')
walls; Gederoth, a place in Palestine -- Gederoth.
and Shocho
Sowkoh (so-ko')
Sokoh or Soko, the name of two places in Palestine -- Shocho, Shochoh, Sochoh, Soco, Socoh.
with the villages
bath (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
thereof and Timnah
Timnah (tim-naw')
a portion assigned; Timnah, the name of two places in Palestine -- Timnah, Timnath, Thimnathah.
with the villages
bath (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
thereof Gimzo
Gimzow (ghim-zo')
Gimzo, a place in Palestine -- Gimzo.
also and the villages
bath (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
thereof and they dwelt
yashab (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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