Joshua 15:1:5Josh.15.1.W5TAB
יְהוּדָ֖ה
yehudah
“of Judah”
- Transliteration
- ye-hu-DAH
- Extended
- yeh-hu-DAA
- IPA
- /jəhūˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Judah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-hu-DAH
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI ye-hu-DAH
- clause
va-ye-HI ha-go-RAL le-ma-TEH be-NEI ye-hu-DAH le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI ha-go-RAL le-ma-TEH be-NEI ye-hu-DAH le-mish-pe-kho-TAM el-ge-VUL e-DOM mid-bar-TSIN NEG-bah mik-TSEH tei-MAN
Exegesis
The phrase ha-gōrāl lə-mattêh bə-nê Yəhûdāh lə-mišpə-ḥōṯām {הַגּוֹרָל לְמַטֵּה בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | ha-gōrāl lə-mattêh bə-nê Yəhûdāh lə-mišpə-ḥōṯām} functions as the subject, ‘the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families’.
Root and etymology
y-d-hyod–dalet–heh
“to praise”
In context — Joshua 15:1
And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah by their families came to the border of Edom and to the wilderness of Zin southward, extending to its uttermost limit .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 15:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָ֖ה (yehudah) 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.15.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.1.W5.S1) and character.