Joshua 14:15:2Josh.14.15.W2TAB
חֶבְר֤וֹן
khevron
“of Hebron”
- Transliteration
- khev-RON
- Extended
- khev-ROHN
- IPA
- /ħɛvˈroːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Hebron
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
khev-RON
- 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
Root and etymology
ḥ-b-rChet–Bet–Resh
“to join, associate”
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 14:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 14:15, so the Hebrew word חֶבְר֤וֹן (khevron) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.15.W2.S1) and character.