Joshua 13:17:2Josh.13.17.W2TAB
וְכָל־עָרֶיהָ
vekholareha
“and all its cities”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-a-re-HA
- Extended
- veh-KHOHL-aa-reh-HAH
- IPA
- /vəxol.ʕaˈrehaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all its cities
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-a-re-HA
- sentence
khesh-BON ve-KHOL-a-re-HA a-SHER ba-mi-SHOR di-VON u-va-MOT BA-al u-VEIT BA-al me-ON
Exegesis
The verse follows a Hebrew cataloguing pattern, opening with Heshbon and the construct phrase areiha {עָרֶ֖יהָ | ʿā-rê-hā} ‘its towns’, linking settlements to the city.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–yod–resh
“city, town”
In context — Joshua 13:17
Heshbon and all its towns that are in the plain ; Dibon, Bamoth Baal, and Beth Baal Meon.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 13:17, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־עָרֶיהָ (vekholareha) 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.13.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.17.W2.S1) and character.