Joshua 14:7:6Josh.14.7.W6TAB
עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֥ה
evedyehovah
“servant of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- e-ved-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- EH-ved-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ˈʕɛvɛd jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- servant of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
e-ved-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
mo-SHEH e-ved-ye-ho-VAH o-TI
- clause
ben-ar-BA-iym sha-NA a-no-KHI bish-LO-akh mo-SHEH e-ved-ye-ho-VAH o-TI mik-ka-DESH bar-NE-a le-ra-GEL et-ha-A-retz
- sentence
ben-ar-BA-iym sha-NA a-no-KHI bish-LO-akh mo-SHEH e-ved-ye-ho-VAH o-TI mik-ka-DESH bar-NE-a le-ra-GEL et-ha-A-retz va-a-SHEV o-TO da-VAR ka-a-SHER im-le-va-VI
Exegesis
The infinitive construct bišlôaḥ {בִּשְׁלֹחַ | bišlôaḥ} introduces a temporal clause indicating when Mōšēh {מֹשֶׁה | Mōšēh} as ’eḇeḏ Yəhôwāh {עֶבֶד־יְהוָה | ’eḇeḏ Yəhôwāh} performed the sending.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — Joshua 14:7
I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land , and I brought him back word just as it was with my heart.
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 14:7, so the Hebrew word עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֥ה (evedyehovah) 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.14.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.7.W6.S1) and character.