Joshua 13:11:9Josh.13.11.W9TAB
עַד־סַלְכָֽה׃
adsalkha
“up to Salecah”
- Transliteration
- ad-sal-KHA
- Extended
- ahd-sahl-KHAH
- IPA
- /ʕad.salˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- up to Salecah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ad-sal-KHA
- sentence
ve-ha-gil-AD u-gvul ha-ge-shu-RI ve-ha-ma-a-KHA-ti ve-KOL HAR kher-MON ve-KOL-ha-ba-SHAN ad-sal-KHA
Exegesis
Finally, the preposition ad {עַד־ | ʿad-} ‘up to’ establishes Salecah {סַלְכָֽה | śalkā} as the boundary endpoint. The passage exemplifies a Hebrew legal or geographic boundary enumeration.
Root and etymology
ʿ-dayin–dalet
“up to; until”
In context — Joshua 13:11
Gilead, the border of the Geshurites, the Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all of Bashan as far as Salecah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 13:11, so the Hebrew word עַד־סַלְכָֽה׃ (adsalkha) 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.13.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.11.W9.S1) and character.