Joshua 13:18:3Josh.13.18.W3TAB
וּמֵפָֽעַת׃
umefaat
“and Mephaath”
- Transliteration
- u-me-FA-at
- Extended
- oo-mei-FAA-at
- IPA
- /umeˈfa.ʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Mephaath
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
u-me-FA-at
- 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
consonantsPe–Vav–Ayin
“shine, appear”
In context — Joshua 13:18
And Jahaz , and Kedemoth , and Mephaath.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 13:18, so the Hebrew word וּמֵפָֽעַת׃ (umefaat) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.18.W3.S1) and character.