Joshua 14:15:1Josh.14.15.W1TAB
וְשֵׁ֨ם
veshem
“and the name”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHEM
- Extended
- veh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-SHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM khev-RON le-fa-NIM
- clause
ve-SHEM khev-RON le-fa-NIM kir-YAT ar-BA ha-a-DAM ha-ga-DOL ba-a-na-KIM HU
- sentence
ve-SHEM khev-RON le-fa-NIM kir-YAT ar-BA ha-a-DAM ha-ga-DOL ba-a-na-KIM HU ve-ha-A-retz shak-TA mi-mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the onomastic marker veshem {וְשֵׁם | wə-šēm} ‘and name’, indicating designation.
In context — Joshua 14:15
The name of Hebron in former times was Kiryat Arba, named for Arba , the great man among the Anakim; and the land was at rest from war.
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 14:15, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁ֨ם (veshem) 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.14.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.15.W1.S1) and character.