Joshua 15:17:7Josh.15.17.W7TAB
אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה
etakhsa
“Achsah”
- Transliteration
- et-akh-SA
- Extended
- EET-akh-SAA
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.ʕaxˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Achsah
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-akh-SA
- phraseyour reading level
et-akh-SA bit-TO
- clause
va-yi-TEN-LO et-akh-SA bit-TO le-i-SHA
- sentence
va-yil-ke-DAH at-ni-EL ben-ke-NAZ a-KHI ka-LEV va-yi-TEN-LO et-akh-SA bit-TO le-i-SHA
Exegesis
The direct object marker et prefixes Aksah {עַכְסָ֥ה | ʿak-ṣâh} ‘Aksah’, and the phrase bitto le-ishah {בִתּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה | bit-tō lə-ʾiš-šâh} denotes the matrimonial transfer ‘as a wife’. The Hebrew VSO order is adapted to English SVO to preserve emphasis on subject actions and relational transactions.
In context — Joshua 15:17
And Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, captured it; so he gave him Aksah his daughter as wife .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 15:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה (etakhsa) 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.15.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.17.W7.S1) and character.