Joshua 15:10:14Josh.15.10.W14TAB

בֵּֽית־שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ

beitshemesh

to Beth-shemesh

Transliteration
BEIT-SHE-mesh
Extended
BEYT-SHEH-mesh
IPA
/beːtˈʃɛmɛʃ/

Meaning by language

English
to Beth-shemesh

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בֵּֽית + שֶׁ֖ + מֶשׁ
beit + she + mesh
beitshemesh

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    BEIT-SHE-mesh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ya-RAD BEIT-SHE-mesh

  3. clause

    ve-ya-RAD BEIT-SHE-mesh ve-a-VAR tim-NAH

  4. sentence

    ve-na-SAV hag-GEV-ul mi-ba-a-LA ya-MAH el-har se-IR ve-a-VAR el-ke-TEF har-ye-a-RIM mit-sa-fo-NAH HI ke-sa-LON ve-ya-RAD BEIT-SHE-mesh ve-a-VAR tim-NAH

Exegesis

Place names in construct chains such as har-yearim {הַר־יְעָרִ֛ים | har yĕ-‘ā-rîm} ‘Mount Jearim’ and bēṯ-shemēsh {בֵּֽית־שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ | bēṯ-še-mēš} ‘Beth Shemesh’ combine nouns to emphasize local features.

Root and etymology

RootBet, Yod, Tav

house, dwelling

In contextJoshua 15:10

And the border turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed over to the slope of Mount Jearim, which is Kesalon, and went down to Beth Shemesh and crossed over to Timnah.

About this coordinate

Joshua 15:10:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Joshua 15:10, so the Hebrew word בֵּֽית־שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ (beitshemesh) 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.15.10.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.10.W14.S1) and character.