Joshua 13:4:2Josh.13.4.W2TAB
כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ
koleretz
“all the land of”
- Transliteration
- KOL-e-RETZ
- Extended
- KOHL-EH-ret͡s
- IPA
- /kolˈʔɛrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the land of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KOL-e-RETZ
- phraseyour reading level
KOL-e-RETZ hak-ke-na-a-NI
- clause
mi-tei-MAN KOL-e-RETZ hak-ke-na-a-NI u-me-a-RAH a-SHER la-tsi-do-NIM ad-a-fe-KAH
- sentence
mi-tei-MAN KOL-e-RETZ hak-ke-na-a-NI u-me-a-RAH a-SHER la-tsi-do-NIM ad-a-fe-KAH AD ge-VUL ha-e-mo-RI
Exegesis
It proceeds with the construct chain kol-eretz hakena’ani {כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י | kol-ʾe-reṣ ha-kə-na-‘a-nî} ‘all the land of the Canaanite,’ indicating total possession.
Root and etymology
א־ר־ץ
“earth, land”
In context — Joshua 13:4
From the south, all the land of the Canaanite and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek and to the border of the Amorite.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 13:4, so the Hebrew word כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ (koleretz) 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.13.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.4.W2.S1) and character.