Joshua 14:13:5Josh.14.13.W5TAB
לְכָלֵ֥ב
lekalev
“to Caleb”
- Transliteration
- le-ka-LEV
- Extended
- leh-kha-LEV
- IPA
- /lɛxaˈlev/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Caleb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
le-ka-LEV
- phraseyour reading level
le-ka-LEV BEN-ye-fu-NEH
- 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 recipient is expressed with lə-ḵā-lēḇ {לְכָלֵ֥ב | lə-ḵā-lēḇ}, further identified by the construct apposition ben-yə-pun-neh {בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֖ה | ben-yə-pun-neh} ‘son of Jephunneh’.
Root and etymology
consonantsKaf–Lamed–Bet
“dog”
In context — Joshua 14:13
Joshua blessed him and granted Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance .
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 14:13, so the Hebrew word לְכָלֵ֥ב (lekalev) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.13.W5.S1) and character.