Joshua 14:13:4Josh.14.13.W4TAB
אֶת־חֶבְר֛וֹן
etkhevron
“Hebron”
- Transliteration
- ET-khev-RON
- Extended
- EET-khev-ROHN
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.xevˈroːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hebron
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-khev-RON
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-TEN ET-khev-RON
- clause
va-yi-TEN ET-khev-RON le-ka-LEV BEN-ye-fu-NEH le-na-kha-LAH
- sentence
va-ye-var-KHE-hu ye-ho-SHU-a va-yi-TEN ET-khev-RON le-ka-LEV BEN-ye-fu-NEH le-na-kha-LAH
Exegesis
The object is marked explicitly by et-chevron {אֶת־חֶבְר֛וֹן | ʾeṯ-ḥeḇ-rōn}, highlighting Hebron as the specific possession transferred.
Root and etymology
consonantsChet–Bet–Resh
“to join, associate”
In context — Joshua 14:13
Joshua blessed him and granted Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance .
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 14:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־חֶבְר֛וֹן (etkhevron) 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.14.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.13.W4.S1) and character.