Joshua 13:3:19Josh.13.3.W19TAB
וְהָעַוִּֽים׃
vehaavim
“and the Avvim”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-a-VIM
- Extended
- veh-hah-ah-VEEM
- IPA
- /ha.ɡitˈti/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Avvim
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-a-VIM
- clause
cha-ME-shet sar-NEI pe-lish-TIM ha-a-za-TI ve-ha-ash-do-DI ha-esh-klo-NI ha-gi-TI ve-ha-ek-ro-NI ve-ha-a-VIM
- sentence
min-ha-shi-KHOR a-SHER al-pe-NEI mits-RA-yim ve-AD ge-VUL ek-RON tsa-fo-NAH la-ke-na-a-NI te-cha-SHEV cha-ME-shet sar-NEI pe-lish-TIM ha-a-za-TI ve-ha-ash-do-DI ha-esh-klo-NI ha-gi-TI ve-ha-ek-ro-NI ve-ha-a-VIM
Exegesis
The final conjunctive ve-ha-avim {וְהָעַוִּים | wə-hā-’a-wîm} ‘and the Avvites’ adds an indigenous people group. English rendering preserves the Hebrew’s geographic ordering and structured listing of territorial authorities.
Root and etymology
ע־ו־ה
“to err, go astray”
In context — Joshua 13:3
From the Shihor which lies upon the face of Egypt and extends to the border of Ekron northward, it is reckoned as Canaanite territory. There are five lords of the Philistines , namely the Gazite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, and the Ekronite, and the Avvites.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:3:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Joshua 13:3, so the Hebrew word וְהָעַוִּֽים׃ (vehaavim) 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.13.3.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.3.W19.S1) and character.