H1453 H1453
Gederotayim (dual form: 'two Gederoths' or 'double sheepfold')
This peculiar dual-form place name appears in the same Joshua 15:36 list as Gederah, immediately following it. The dual ending suggests either two settlements bearing the Gederah name or a single place characterized by paired features (two sheepfolds, two walls). The Greek Septuagint omits it, and some modern scholars propose deleting it to resolve the verse's numerical problems (the total count exceeds the stated number). If original, it represents the dual morphology occasionally found in Hebrew place names, often indicating paired geographical features.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A place name in Judah's Shephelah (Joshua 15:36), possibly meaning 'two Gederoths' or 'double enclosure.' All languages transliterate the proper name (Gederotayim/Gederotaim), though Greek manuscript tradition questioned its originality. The dual form is morphologically interesting but semantically uncertain—it might indicate twin settlements, paired sheepfolds, or simply a variant spelling. Textual critics debate its authenticity. 1×
AR["وَ-جَديروتايِمُ"]·ben["এবং-গদেরোথযীম"]·DE["und-Gederotayim"]·EN["and-Gederotayim"]·FR["et-Gederotayim"]·heb["ו-גדרותים"]·HI["और-गेदेरोतैम"]·ID["dan-Gederotaim"]·IT["e-Gederotayim"]·jav["lan-Gèdèrotayim"]·KO["그리고-그데롯타임"]·PT["e-Gederotayim"]·RU["и-Гедеротаим"]·ES["y-Gederotaim"]·SW["na-Gederothaimu"]·TR["ve-Gederotayim"]·urd["اور-جدیروتائم"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† גְּדֵרֹתָ֑יִם n.pr.loc. in Judah Jos 15:36; perhaps del., so 𝔊; whole number too large, cf. Di.