What Does Joshua 15:24 Mean in the King James?

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

Joshua 15:24 · KJV

The analysis reads the King James wording.

King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.

THE KEY

Bealoth folds the language of owning and marriage into a list of places, so belonging is named as relationship.

THE MEANING

Belonging takes shape in particular places: Ziph, Telem, and Bealoth make it local and nameable. Bealoth carries the Hebrew language of ownership and marriage, giving this place-name a relational echo.

THE ROOT

בַּעֲלוֹת

baʿalôt

GROWS FROM

בעל

To own or rule; also, to be a husband or marry.

Bealoth is commonly read as a feminine plural form from baʿal, carrying the sense of “mistresses.” The same root can speak of an owner or husband and of one who is married, so the place-name carries the language of relationship alongside its location.

ALSO GROWS

baʿal: Owner, master, or husband.

בַּעַל

This form shows the root’s language of possession and relationship within Bealoth’s name.

beʿulah: Married; joined as a wife.

בְּעוּלָה

This form from the same root appears in Isaiah 62:4, where the land is called Beulah.

THE PATTERN

Scripture lets names disclose the nature or relationship a person or place carries.

And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Genesis 3:20 · KJVEve’s name is tied directly to life, making the name disclose what she carries.

Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Isaiah 62:4 · KJVBeulah names the land through the language of marriage and belonging.

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Matthew 1:21 · KJVThe verse joins Jesus’s name to the deliverance he brings.

THE THREAD

Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Isaiah 62:4 · KJV

Bealoth is commonly read from ⁨בעל⁩ (baʿal), the root of ownership and marriage; Beulah comes from that same root. Isaiah’s land is named “married,” letting the root in Joshua’s place-name resonate with belonging as relationship.

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