The translation of "coastland" is perfectly reasonable. However, can we
disregard the established meaning of the word and attach it the sense, which
we think suits it better? This approach can lead as far away.
Besides, the Tanakhic authors had pretty good grasp on geography. They
probably could distinguish between an island and a coastland, even more so
since a large part of their country was a coastland or very close to it.
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