Joshua 15:13:5Josh.15.13.W5TAB
בְּת֣וֹךְ
betokh
“in the midst of”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-TOKH be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH
- clause
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
- 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
Betokh bnei-yehudah {בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי־יְהוּדָה | bə-toḵ bə-nê-ye-hû-wāh} situates the allotment within Judah’s territory.
Root and etymology
b-tbet–tav
“daughter”
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 15:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 15:13, so the Hebrew word בְּת֣וֹךְ (betokh) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.13.W5.S1) and character.