Joshua 15:19:5Josh.15.19.W5TAB
אֶ֤רֶץ
eretz
“land”
- Transliteration
- E-retz
- Extended
- EH-rets
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛ.rɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
E-retz
- phraseyour reading level
KI E-retz ha-NE-gev
- clause
va-to-MER te-NA-li ve-ra-KHA KI E-retz ha-NE-gev ne-ta-ta-NI ve-na-ta-TA LI gu-LOT MA-yim
- sentence
va-to-MER te-NA-li ve-ra-KHA KI E-retz ha-NE-gev ne-ta-ta-NI ve-na-ta-TA LI gu-LOT MA-yim va-yi-TEN-lah ET gu-LOT il-li-YOT ve-ET gu-LOT takh-ti-YOT
Exegesis
The construct phrase ʾereṣ han-negeb {אֶרֶץ הַנֶּגֶב | ʾereṣ han-ne-ḡeb} ‘land of the Negev’ specifies an arid region.
In context — Joshua 15:19
She said, “Give me a blessing , since you have given me land in the Negev , give me springs of water also.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 15:19, so the Hebrew word אֶ֤רֶץ (eretz) 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.15.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.19.W5.S1) and character.