Joshua 13:10:8Josh.13.10.W8TAB
בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן
bekheshbon
“in Heshbon”
- Transliteration
- be-khesh-BON
- Extended
- beh-khesh-BOHN
- IPA
- /bəχɛʃˈbon/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Heshbon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-khesh-BON
- clause
ve-KOL a-REI si-KHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER ma-LAKH be-khesh-BON
- sentence
ve-KOL a-REI si-KHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER ma-LAKH be-khesh-BON ad-ge-VUL be-NEI am-MON
Exegesis
The phrase becheshbon {בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן | bə-ḥešbōn} ‘in Heshbon’ situates his seat of power.
Root and etymology
ḥ-sh-bchet–shin–bet
“to reckon”
In context — Joshua 13:10
And all the cities of Sihon, king of the Amorite , who ruled in Heshbon , up to the border of the sons of Ammon
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 13:10, so the Hebrew word בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן (bekheshbon) 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.13.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.10.W8.S1) and character.