Joshua 13:5:1Josh.13.5.W1TAB

וְהָאָ֣רֶץ

vehaaretz

and the land

Transliteration
ve-ha-A-retz
Extended
veh-ha-aa-RETs
IPA
/vəhaːˈʔaːrɛts/

Meaning by language

English
and the land

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + הָ + אָ֣ + רֶץ
ve + ha + a + retz
vehaaretz

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-A-retz

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ha-A-retz hag-giv-LI

  3. clause

    ve-ha-A-retz hag-giv-LI ve-KHOL-hal-le-va-NON miz-RAKH ha-SHE-mesh mi-BA-al GAD TA-khat har-KHER-mon

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-A-retz hag-giv-LI ve-KHOL-hal-le-va-NON miz-RAKH ha-SHE-mesh mi-BA-al GAD TA-khat har-KHER-mon AD le-VO kha-MAT

Exegesis

The initial vehaaretz {וְהָאָ֣רֶץ | wə-hā-ʼā-reṣ} ‘and the land’ adds a new territorial unit.

Root and etymology

’-r-ṣ

land, earth, territory

In contextJoshua 13:5

And the land of the Giblite and all Lebanon toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.

About this coordinate

Joshua 13:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 13:5, so the Hebrew word וְהָאָ֣רֶץ (vehaaretz) 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.13.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.5.W1.S1) and character.