Joshua 13:22:3Josh.13.22.W3TAB
הַקּוֹסֵ֑ם
hakosem
“the diviner”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-SEM
- Extended
- hah-koh-SEHM
- IPA
- /haq.qoˈseːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the diviner
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ko-SEM
- 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
The construct chain ben Be’or {בֶּן־בְּעֹור | ben-bə-ʿôr} ‘son of Beor’ specifies lineage, and the participle ha-kosem {הַקּוֹסֵם | hak-kô-sem} ‘the diviner’ identifies his role.
Root and etymology
ק־ס־ם
“practice divination”
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 13:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 13:22, so the Hebrew word הַקּוֹסֵ֑ם (hakosem) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.22.W3.S1) and character.