The Hebrew and Greek that is translated as “village” or “town” in English is translated in Noongar as karlamaya or “fire (used for “home“) + houses” (source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang).
Translation commentary on Nehemiah 11:27
Some of the towns are singled out by a reference to their surrounding localities. Beersheba is cited “and her daughters,” that is, and its villages. This town was located in the Negeb 47 kilometers (29 miles) southwest of Hebron. It was very important in the lives of both Abraham and Isaac (Gen 21.31; 26.33).
Quoted with permission from Noss, Philip A. and Thomas, Kenneth J. A Handbook on Nehemiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2005. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .
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