Joshua 14:9:15Josh.14.9.W15TAB
וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ
ulevanekha
“and for your children”
- Transliteration
- u-le-va-NE-kha
- Extended
- oo-leh-vah-NEH-kha
- IPA
- /ulɛvaˈneːxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- and for your children
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-le-va-NE-kha
- clause
va-yi-sha-VA mo-SHEH ba-YOM ha-HU le-MOR im-LO ha-A-retz a-SHER dar-KHA rag-le-KHA BAH le-KHA tih-YE le-na-kha-LA u-le-va-NE-kha ad-o-LAM
- sentence
va-yi-sha-VA mo-SHEH ba-YOM ha-HU le-MOR im-LO ha-A-retz a-SHER dar-KHA rag-le-KHA BAH le-KHA tih-YE le-na-kha-LA u-le-va-NE-kha ad-o-LAM ki mil-LE-ta a-kha-REI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The promise is articulated with the imperfect tihyeh {תִּהְיֶה | tih-yêh}, denoting future possession, specifying lenachalah {לְנַחֲלָה | lə-na-ḥă-lāh} and ulevanekha {וּלְבָנֶיךָ | u-lə-vā-nĕ-ḵā} for heirs, and adolam {עַד־עוֹלָם | ʿad-ō-lām} for perpetuity.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Joshua 14:9
So Moses swore on that day, “Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have fully followed after the LORD my God .”
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:9:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Joshua 14:9, so the Hebrew word וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ (ulevanekha) 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.14.9.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.9.W15.S1) and character.