Exodus 17:9:3Exod.17.9.W3TAB
אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙
elyehoshua
“to Joshua”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-SHU-a
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-hoh-SHOO-ah
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jə.ho.ˈʃu.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Joshua
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ye-ho-SHU-a
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK ma-KHAR a-no-KHI ni-TSAV al-ROSH ha-giv-AH u-mat-TE ha-e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–ayin
“to save, deliver”
In context — Exodus 17:9
Moses said to Joshua, “Select men for us and go out to confront Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand atop the hill, with the staff of God in my hand.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 17:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ (elyehoshua) 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.17.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.9.W3.S1) and character.