Joshua 14:5:8Josh.14.5.W8TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-raa-EIL
- IPA
- /jis.raˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH ET-MO-sheh KEN a-SU be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH ET-MO-sheh KEN a-SU be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yakh-le-KU ET-ha-A-retz
In context — Joshua 14:5
Just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so did the sons of Israel, and they divided the land .
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 14:5, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yisrael) 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.14.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.5.W8.S1) and character.