Joshua 13:7:8Josh.13.7.W8TAB
וַחֲצִ֖י
vakhatsi
“and half”
- Transliteration
- va-kha-TSI
- Extended
- vah-khah-TSEE
- IPA
- /vaħăˈtsiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and half
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-kha-TSI
- clause
va-kha-TSI ha-she-VET ham-na-SHEH
- sentence
ve-a-TAH khal-LEK ET-ha-A-ret haz-ZOT be-na-kha-LAH le-tish-AT ha-she-va-TIM va-kha-TSI ha-she-VET ham-na-SHEH
Exegesis
The adversative wa-ḥăṣî {וַחֲצִ֖י | wa-ḥăṣî} ‘and half’ adds a secondary recipient, followed by ha-šê·ḇeṭ {הַשֵּׁ֥בֶט | ha-šê·ḇeṭ} ‘the tribe’ and ha-menasheh {הַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה | ham-menashéh} ‘of Manasseh’. English word order preserves the imperative force and distribution structure of the Hebrew.
Root and etymology
ḥ-ṣ-yheh–tsade–yod
“division”
In context — Joshua 13:7
And now, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 13:7, so the Hebrew word וַחֲצִ֖י (vakhatsi) 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.13.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.7.W8.S1) and character.