Joshua 14:12:17Josh.14.12.W17TAB
בְּצֻר֔וֹת
betsurot
“fortified”
- Transliteration
- be-tsu-ROT
- Extended
- beh-tsu-ROHT
- IPA
- /bətsuˈroːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- fortified
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-tsu-ROT
- phraseyour reading level
ge-do-LOT be-tsu-ROT
- clause
ki a-TA-sha-MA-ta ba-YOM ha-HU ki-a-na-KIM sham ve-a-RIM ge-do-LOT be-tsu-ROT u-LAI Ye-ho-VAH o-TI ve-ho-RASH-tim ka-a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-a-TAH te-NA-li ET-ha-HAR ha-ZEH a-SHER-di-BER Ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU ki a-TA-sha-MA-ta ba-YOM ha-HU ki-a-na-KIM sham ve-a-RIM ge-do-LOT be-tsu-ROT u-LAI Ye-ho-VAH o-TI ve-ho-RASH-tim ka-a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
kî atta-shamta recalls the report of ʿănāqīm {עֲנָקִים | ʿănā-qīm} and their strongholds described by ve-arim gedolot be-tsurot {וְעָרִים גְּדֹלוֹת בְּצֻרוֹת}, underscoring their formidable nature.
In context — Joshua 14:12
And now, give me this mountain that the LORD spoke of on that day; for you heard on that day that the Anakites were there and their cities were vast and fortified. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I will dispossess them just as He spoke.
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:12:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Joshua 14:12, so the Hebrew word בְּצֻר֔וֹת (betsurot) 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.14.12.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.12.W17.S1) and character.