Joshua 14:2:4Josh.14.2.W4TAB
צִוָּ֤ה
tsivah
“commanded”
- Transliteration
- tsi-VAH
- Extended
- tsi-VAH
- IPA
- /tsiˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- commanded
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsi-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh le-tish-AT ha-mat-TOT va-kha-TSI ha-mat-TEH
- sentence
be-go-RAL na-kha-la-TAM ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh le-tish-AT ha-mat-TOT va-kha-TSI ha-mat-TEH
Exegesis
In the clause introduced by kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | ka-ʾă-šer} 'just as,' the verb tzivvah {צִוָּ֤ה | ṣîvvāh} 'he commanded' in Piel perfect conveys a completed divine decree by YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yəhōvâh}.
Root and etymology
RootTsadi-Vav-Heh
“to command”
In context — Joshua 14:2
Their inheritance was apportioned by lot, just as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, to the nine tribes and the half-tribe .
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 14:2, so the Hebrew word צִוָּ֤ה (tsivah) 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.14.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.2.W4.S1) and character.