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יֻטָּה

𐤉𐤈𐤄

Yutah

H3194 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נטה to stretch out, extend, spread

Definition

Yuṭṭâh is a proper noun referring to a specific town located in the southern hill country, most likely within the tribal territory of Judah. The name itself contains the sense of 'stretched out' or 'extended' (likely referencing either the geographic appearance or the extent of the settlement). In biblical usage, it functions strictly as a place name and does not have a common noun value.

Semantic Range

name of a town in the territory of Judah, the geographically extended place; used only as a proper noun for a settlement

Root / Etymology

The name derives from the root נָטָה (natah), meaning 'to stretch out, extend, spread.' The form יֻטָּה appears to be a passive or substantival derivation from this root, possibly meaning 'the extended (place),' though the precise morphological process is debated. The vocalization with a doubled tet (טּ) fits a nominal pattern found in some place names.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Yuṭṭâh appears only in Joshua 15:55 as one of the towns listed in the territory allotted to the tribe of Judah during the period of the Israelite settlement in Canaan. There is no clear evidence of the retention or reestablishment of this settlement in post-exilic or later periods, and subsequent historical sources offer little information about its precise location, though it is traditionally identified with modern-day Yatta, south of Hebron. Unlike related terms built from נטה, Yuṭṭâh is not used for abstract concepts such as 'extension' or 'stretching.' Some English translations render the name as 'Juttah' or 'Jutah'; however, these are transliterations and do not attempt to interpret the underlying Hebrew meaning. There is no evidence of religious or ethnic association with the place name itself. The formation and meaning are comparable to other toponyms derived from verbal roots describing physical characteristics of locations. Contextually, lists of towns such as that in Joshua reflect administrative, territorial, and settlement realities of the early monarchic or pre-monarchic period.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or יוּטָה; from נָטָה; extended; Juttah (or Jutah), a place in Palestine; Juttah.

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Root Family

נטה (n-ṭ-h) — to stretch out, extend, spread

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4294 מַטֶּה in the staff
H4295 מַטָּה downward
H4296 מִטָּה the stretched-out bed
H4297 מֻטֶּה bent distortion
H4298 מֻטָּה stretches of

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H3194-01 וְ/יוּטָּֽה veyutah HC/Np and Juttah and Extended-Place and Yutah 1
H3194-02 יֻטָּה֙ yutah HNp Juttah Extended Place Yutah 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H3194-01 Joshua 15:55 וְ/יוּטָּֽה veyutah HC/Np and Juttah and Extended-Place and Yutah
H3194-02 Joshua 21:16 יֻטָּה֙ yutah HNp Juttah Extended Place Yutah
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