Joshua 13:18:1Josh.13.18.W1TAB
וְיַ֥הְצָה
veyahtsah
“and Jahaz”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-HTSAH
- Extended
- veh-yah-HTSAH
- IPA
- /vajaˈh.tsah/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Jahaz
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ya-HTSAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-HTSAH u-ke-DE-mot
- sentence
ve-ya-HTSAH u-ke-DE-mot u-me-FA-at
Exegesis
Each item is introduced with prefixed vav (וְ / וּ), creating a polysyndetic chain that slows the pace and marks each town as a distinct component of the allotment: ve-yahatsah {וְיַהְצָה | vĕ-yaḥ-ṣāh} ‘and Jahaz’, u-qedemot {וּקְדֵמֹת | ū-qĕ-dēmōṯ} ‘and Kedemoth’, u-mefaat {וּמֵפָעַת | ū-mē-pā-ʿaṯ} ‘and Mephaath’. Because Hebrew can list names without an explicit verb, English supplies list punctuation (commas) while preserving the repeated “and,” which reflects the Hebrew rhythm and signals simple addition rather than hierarchy among the places.
Root and etymology
consonantsYod–Heh–Tsade
“division”
In context — Joshua 13:18
And Jahaz , and Kedemoth , and Mephaath.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 13:18, so the Hebrew word וְיַ֥הְצָה (veyahtsah) 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.13.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.18.W1.S1) and character.