Joshua 13:22:1Josh.13.22.W1TAB
וְאֶת־בִּלְעָ֥ם
veetbilam
“and Balaam”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-bil-AM
- Extended
- veh-EET-beel-AM
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːt.bilˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Balaam
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-bil-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET-bil-AM BEN-be-OR
- clause
ve-ET-bil-AM BEN-be-OR ha-ko-SEM
- sentence
ve-ET-bil-AM BEN-be-OR ha-ko-SEM har-GU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-KHE-rev el-khal-LEI-hem
Exegesis
This verse features a fronted object introduced by the conjunction-plus-object marker ve’et {וְאֶת | wə-ʾet} ‘direct object marker’, directing focus to Balaam son of Beor.
In context — Joshua 13:22
The sons of Israel killed Balaam son of Beor, the diviner , with the sword among their slain .
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 13:22, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־בִּלְעָ֥ם (veetbilam) 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.13.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.22.W1.S1) and character.