Joshua 15:13:10Josh.15.13.W10TAB
אֶת־קִרְיַ֥ת
etkiryat
“Kiriath”
- Transliteration
- et-kir-YAT
- Extended
- EET-kir-YAHT
- IPA
- /ʔet.kirˈjat/
Meaning by language
- English
- Kiriath
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
et-kir-YAT
- phraseyour reading level
et-kir-YAT ar-BA
- clause
et-kir-YAT ar-BA a-VI ha-a-NAK HI khev-RON
- sentence
u-le-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH na-TAN KHE-lek be-TOKH be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH el-PI Ye-ho-VAH li-ye-ho-SHU-a et-kir-YAT ar-BA a-VI ha-a-NAK HI khev-RON
Exegesis
The beneficiary appears in liyhoshua {לִיהוֹשֻׁעַ | lî-yō-šû-āʿ}, and et {אֶת | et} marks the direct object.
The clause kiryat arba avi ha-anak hi chebron {קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע אֲבִי הָעֲנָק הִיא חֶבְרוֹן | qi-ryāt ar-bāʿ ă-vî hā-ă-nāq hî ḥé-vrôn} is a nominal identification in which hi ‘it is’ confirms that Kiriath-Arba, the father of Anak, is Hebron. The nested construct forms highlight Hebrew’s capacity for dense noun modification and underscore divine-human partnership in land inheritance.
Root and etymology
consonantsqof–resh–yod
“to call, proclaim”
In context — Joshua 15:13
And to Caleb son of Jephunneh was given a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, according to the command of the LORD to Joshua, Kiriath-Arba, father of the Anak; it is Hebron.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 15:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־קִרְיַ֥ת (etkiryat) 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.15.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.13.W10.S1) and character.