Joshua 13:19:4Josh.13.19.W4TAB
הַשַּׁ֖חַר
hashakhar
“of Shahar”
- Transliteration
- ha-SHA-khar
- Extended
- hah-SHAH-khar
- IPA
- /haˈʃaħar/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Shahar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-SHA-khar
- phraseyour reading level
ve-TSE-ret ha-SHA-khar
- sentence
ve-kir-ya-TA-yim ve-siv-MAH ve-TSE-ret ha-SHA-khar be-HAR ha-EH-mek
Exegesis
The compound toponym tseret ha-shachar {צֶרֶת הַשַּׁחַר | tse-ret ha-šha-char} stacks a proper noun with a definite noun, forming a single place name.
Root and etymology
ש־ח־ר
“dawn, morning”
In context — Joshua 13:19
Kiriathaim , Sibmah , and Zereth Shahar on the hill of the valley.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 13:19, so the Hebrew word הַשַּׁ֖חַר (hashakhar) 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.13.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.19.W4.S1) and character.