Joshua 13:9:3Josh.13.9.W3TAB
עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֨חַל
alsefatnakhal
“on the edge of the valley”
- Transliteration
- al-se-FAT-NA-khal
- Extended
- ahl-seh-FAT-NAH-khal
- IPA
- /ʕal.sfatˈnaħal/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the edge of the valley
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-se-FAT-NA-khal
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER al-se-FAT-NA-khal ar-NON
- sentence
me-a-ro-ER a-SHER al-se-FAT-NA-khal ar-NON ve-ha-IR a-SHER be-TOKH-ha-NA-khal ve-KOL-ha-mi-SHOR me-yed-VA ad-di-VON
Exegesis
Two relative clauses introduced by a-sher {אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă-šer} ‘which’ refine the setting: al-se-fat-na-khal {עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֨חַל | ‘al-sə-faṯ-na-ḥal} ‘on the rim of the wadi’ locates the boundary along the Arnon channel, and ve-ha-‘ir–be-tokh-ha-nachal {וְהָעִ֨יר אֲשֶׁ֧ר בְּתוֹךְ־הַנַּ֛חַל | wə-hā-‘îr ’ă-šer bə-ṯōḵ-han-naḥal} ‘and the city that is in the midst of the valley’ specifies an urban landmark.
Root and etymology
n-kh-l
“stream, valley”
In context — Joshua 13:9
From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon valley , and the city that is in the midst of the valley, and all the plateau from Medeba to Dibon
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 13:9, so the Hebrew word עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֨חַל (alsefatnakhal) 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.13.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.9.W3.S1) and character.