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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
BEIT-SHE-mesh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-RAD BEIT-SHE-mesh
- clause
ve-ya-RAD BEIT-SHE-mesh ve-a-VAR tim-NAH
- 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 context — Joshua 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.