Biziothiah
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Biziothiah ( Joshua 15:28 ). A corruption for benôthehâ ‘her villages,’ referring to Beersheba (cf. also Nehemiah 11:27 ).
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Joshua 15:28 Nehemiah 11:27 benotheyha Joshua 15:27
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
biz - yo - thı̄´a , biz - joth´ja ( בּזיותיה , bizyōtheyāh ; Septuagint αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῶν , hai kō̇mai autō̇n , literally "their villages"; the King James Version Bizjothjah , "place of Jah's olives" (Young), or "contempt of Jah" (Strong)): According to Massoretic Text, a town in the south of Judah, near Beersheba ( Joshua 15:28 ). Septuagint reads "and her daughters," only one consonant of Massoretic Text being read differently; and so We, Hollenberg, Di and others The Septuagint has probably preserved the original text (compare Nehemiah 11:27 ).
