Joshua 13:19:6Josh.13.19.W6TAB
הָעֵֽמֶק׃
haehmek
“of the valley”
- Transliteration
- ha-EH-mek
- Extended
- hah-EH-mehk
- IPA
- /haˈʕɛmɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the valley
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
ha-EH-mek
- 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
ע־מ־ק
“valley, lowland”
In context — Joshua 13:19
Kiriathaim , Sibmah , and Zereth Shahar on the hill of the valley.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 13:19, so the Hebrew word הָעֵֽמֶק׃ (haehmek) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.19.W6.S1) and character.