Joshua 13:1:15Josh.13.1.W15TAB
לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃
lerishtah
“to possess”
- Transliteration
- le-rish-TAH
- Extended
- leh-rish-TAH
- IPA
- /ləriʃˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- to possess
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-rish-TAH
- 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 intensive harbeh-meod {הַרְבֵּֽה־מְאֹ֖ד | har-bêh-mə-’ōḏ} ‘very much’ amplifies scope, and the infinitive lerishtah {לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ | lə-riš-tāh} ‘to possess it’ indicates the forthcoming task. English parallel structures and adverbials preserve Hebrew’s repetition and intensification.
Root and etymology
y-r-š
“to possess, inherit”
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 13:1:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Joshua 13:1, so the Hebrew word לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ (lerishtah) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.1.W15.S1) and character.