Joshua 15:10:8Josh.15.10.W8TAB
אֶל־כֶּ֧תֶף
elketef
“to the shoulder”
- Transliteration
- el-ke-TEF
- Extended
- EHL-keh-TEHF
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈketɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the shoulder
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ke-TEF
- phraseyour reading level
el-ke-TEF har-ye-a-RIM
- clause
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
- 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
Root and etymology
k-t-pkaf–tav–pe
“side or shoulder”
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 15:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 15:10, so the Hebrew word אֶל־כֶּ֧תֶף (elketef) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.10.W8.S1) and character.