Joshua 13:16:12Josh.13.16.W12TAB
עַל־מֵידְבָֽא׃
almeidva
“by Medeba”
- Transliteration
- al-meid-VA
- Extended
- ahl-meed-VAH
- IPA
- /ʕal.meːdˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by Medeba
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
al-meid-VA
- sentence
va-ye-HI la-HEM hag-GVUL me-a-ro-ER a-SHER al-se-FAT-NA-khal ar-NON ve-ha-IR a-SHER be-TOkh-ha-NA-khal ve-KOL-ha-mi-SHOR al-meid-VA
Exegesis
The final conjunct vekol hamishor al meidba {וְכָל־הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר עַל־מֵידְבָֽא | wə-ḵāl ham-mîšôr ʿal mēydəḇā} employs kol plus the noun to denote the entirety of the plain, with al indicating the extent to Medeba. English translation follows the Hebrew progression from general boundary to specific landmarks.
In context — Joshua 13:16
Now the boundary for them extended from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Arnon Valley, through the city in the midst of the valley, and all the plain as far as Medeba.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 13:16, so the Hebrew word עַל־מֵידְבָֽא׃ (almeidva) 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.13.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.16.W12.S1) and character.