Joshua 13:1:12Josh.13.1.W12TAB
וְהָאָ֛רֶץ
vehaaretz
“and the land”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-A-retz
- Extended
- veh-ha-AA-retz
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈʔa.rets/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-A-retz
- clause
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAV a-TA za-KAN-ta ba-TA ba-ya-MIM ve-ha-A-retz nish-a-RA har-BEH-me-OD le-rish-TAH
- sentence
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a za-KEN BA ba-ya-MIM va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAV a-TA za-KAN-ta ba-TA ba-ya-MIM ve-ha-A-retz nish-a-RA har-BEH-me-OD le-rish-TAH
Exegesis
The phrase vehaaretz {וְהָאָ֛רֶץ | wə-hā-’ā-reṣ} ‘and the land’ introduces the topic, with nish’arah {נִשְׁאֲרָ֥ה | nîš·’ărāh} ‘has been left’ (Niphal passive) emphasizing what remains.
Root and etymology
’-r-ṣ
“land, earth, territory”
In context — Joshua 13:1
And Joshua had become old and advanced in days, and the LORD said to him, “You have grown old and advanced in days, and the land remains exceedingly much to be possessed.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 13:1, so the Hebrew word וְהָאָ֛רֶץ (vehaaretz) 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 Josh.13.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.1.W12.S1) and character.