| 37. Linguistic Exegesis The verse presents a coordinate list of place names joined by the vav conjunctions va {וְ | wə} ‘and’ and u {וּ | û} ‘and’. Each proper noun tzenan {צְנָן | ṣə-nān} ‘Zenan’, chadashah {חֲדָשָׁה | ḥă-dā-šāh} ‘Hadashah’, and the compound migdal-gad {מִגְדָּל־גָּד | miḡ-dāl-ḡād} ‘Migdal-Gad’ is linked by the repeated conjunction, reflecting Hebrew list syntax. The construct form migdal-gad demonstrates the genitive relationship between “tower” and “Gad,” indicating a fortified site associated with the tribe. |