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

Result
יְ + הוּ + דָ֖ה
ye + hu + dah
yehudah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-hu-DAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-NEI ye-hu-DAH

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI ha-go-RAL le-ma-TEH be-NEI ye-hu-DAH le-mish-pe-kho-TAM

  4. 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 contextJoshua 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.