Exodus 17:10:2Exod.17.10.W2TAB
יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ
yehoshua
“Joshua”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-SHU-a
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-SHOO-ah
- IPA
- /jə.hoˈʃu.ʕa/
Meaning by language
- English
- Joshua
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-SHU-a
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AS ye-ho-SHU-a
- clause
va-ya-AS ye-ho-SHU-a ka-a-SHER a-mar-LO mo-SHE le-hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-ya-AS ye-ho-SHU-a ka-a-SHER a-mar-LO mo-SHE le-hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK u-mo-SHE a-ha-RON ve-KHUR a-LU ROSH hag-giv-AH
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–ayin
“to save, deliver”
In context — Exodus 17:10
Joshua obeyed Moses’ spoken command and fought Amalek . Meanwhile Moses, Aaron, and Hur ascended to the summit of the hill.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 17:10, so the Hebrew word יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ (yehoshua) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.17.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.10.W2.S1) and character.