Joshua 13:19:5Josh.13.19.W5TAB
בְּהַ֥ר
behar
“on the hill”
- Transliteration
- be-HAR
- Extended
- beh-HAR
- IPA
- /bəˈhar/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the hill
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-HAR
- phraseyour reading level
be-HAR ha-EH-mek
- sentence
ve-kir-ya-TA-yim ve-siv-MAH ve-TSE-ret ha-SHA-khar be-HAR ha-EH-mek
Exegesis
The locative phrase be-har ha-emek {בְּהַר הָעֵמֶק | bə-hār hā-ʿē-meq} ‘on the hill of the valley’ uses a preposition plus noun-noun sequence to describe a specific topographical setting, emphasizing the contrast of elevation within a valley.
Root and etymology
h-rheh–resh
“mountain, height”
In context — Joshua 13:19
Kiriathaim , Sibmah , and Zereth Shahar on the hill of the valley.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 13:19, so the Hebrew word בְּהַ֥ר (behar) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.19.W5.S1) and character.