Joshua 15:16:2Josh.15.16.W2TAB
כָּלֵ֔ב
kalev
“Caleb”
- Transliteration
- ka-LEV
- Extended
- kaa-LEV
- IPA
- /kaˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Caleb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-LEV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER ka-LEV
- clause
va-yo-MER ka-LEV a-SHER-ya-KEH ET-kir-YAT-SE-fer u-le-ka-DAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER ka-LEV a-SHER-ya-KEH ET-kir-YAT-SE-fer u-le-ka-DAH ve-na-TA-ti LO ET-akh-SA bit-TI le-ish-HA
Exegesis
The proper name kalev {כָּלֵ֔ב | kā-lēḇ} identifies the speaker.
In context — Joshua 15:16
And Caleb said, “Whoever strikes Kiriath-Sepher and captures it, then I will give him Achsah my daughter as a wife.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 15:16, so the Hebrew word כָּלֵ֔ב (kalev) 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.15.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.16.W2.S1) and character.