Genesis 36:21:1Gen.36.21.W1TAB
וְדִשׁ֥וֹן
vedishon
“and Dishon”
- Transliteration
- ve-di-SHON
- Extended
- veh-dih-SHOHN
- IPA
- /və.di.ˈʃoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Dishon
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-di-SHON
- phraseyour reading level
ve-di-SHON ve-E-tser
- clause
ve-di-SHON ve-E-tser ve-di-SHAN
- sentence
ve-di-SHON ve-E-tser ve-di-SHAN EL-leh al-lu-FEI ha-kho-RI be-NEI se-IR be-E-rets e-DOM
Exegesis
The verse begins with a chain of three proper names, vedishon {וְדִשׁוֹן | wə-di-šôn}, veetser {וְאֵצֶר | wə-ʾē-ṣer}, and vedishan {וְדִישָׁן | wə-dî-šān}, each linked by the vav conjunction, forming a coordinated list.
In context — Genesis 36:21
And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan—these were the chiefs of the Horites , the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.
About this coordinate
Genesis 36:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 36:21, so the Hebrew word וְדִשׁ֥וֹן (vedishon) 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 Gen.36.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.36.21.W1.S1) and character.