Joshua 13:32:7Josh.13.32.W7TAB
לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן
leyarden
“the Jordan”
- Transliteration
- le-yar-DEN
- Extended
- leh-yar-DEHN
- IPA
- /ləjarˈden/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Jordan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-yar-DEN
- phraseyour reading level
le-yar-DEN ye-ri-KHO
- clause
me-E-ver le-yar-DEN ye-ri-KHO miz-RA-kha
- sentence
E-le a-SHER-ni-KHAL mo-SHE be-ar-VOT mo-AV me-E-ver le-yar-DEN ye-ri-KHO miz-RA-kha
Exegesis
The compound preposition me-ever le-yarden {מֵעֵ֛בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן | mê-ʿê-vēr lə-yar-déṉ} ‘from across the Jordan’ uses a construct chain to link the preposition with the proper noun.
In context — Joshua 13:32
These are what Moses apportioned as an inheritance in the plains of Moab from across the Jordan, east of Jericho.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:32:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 13:32, so the Hebrew word לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן (leyarden) 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.13.32.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.32.W7.S1) and character.