Joshua 15:16:4Josh.15.16.W4TAB
אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵ֖פֶר
etkiryatsefer
“Kiriath-sepher”
- Transliteration
- ET-kir-YAT-SE-fer
- Extended
- EET-kir-YAHT-SEH-fer
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.kirˈjat.seˈfer/
Meaning by language
- English
- Kiriath-sepher
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 | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-kir-YAT-SE-fer
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-ya-KEH ET-kir-YAT-SE-fer
- 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
Root and etymology
Rootsamekh–pe–resh
“scroll, book”
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 15:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 15:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵ֖פֶר (etkiryatsefer) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.16.W4.S1) and character.