The Hebrew noun בת (baṯ) is the word for "daughter," however, the semantic use of בת (baṯ) can vary widely. In its most straightforward usage, בת (baṯ) refers to a specific individual as seen in Genesis 30:21, "Afterwards she bore a daughter (בת), and named her Dinah." However, the term "daughter" need not always refer to a person of biological descent but can refer to a group of women as in Genesis 30:13, "And Leah said, 'Happy am I! For the women בת (בנות) will call me happy.'" In poetry, בת (baṯ) is employed to create poetic personification for a city or group of persons, seen famously in Psalm 137:8, "O daughter (בת) Babylon, you devastator!" Additionally, בת (baṯ) can describe the smaller outlying towns and villages, often called "daughters," that surround and are dependent upon larger "mother" cities; this usage is seen in Joshua 15:47, "Ashdod, its towns (בנות׳) and its villages."