Joshua 15:21:5Josh.15.21.W5TAB
בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה
veneiyehuda
“of the sons of Judah”
- Transliteration
- ve-NEI-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- veh-NEE-yeh-hu-DAA
- IPA
- /vənɛː.jehuˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons of Judah
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-NEI-ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
le-mat-TEH ve-NEI-ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-yi-HYU he-a-RIM mik-TSE le-mat-TEH ve-NEI-ye-hu-DA el-gvuL e-DOM ba-NEG-bah
- sentence
va-yi-HYU he-a-RIM mik-TSE le-mat-TEH ve-NEI-ye-hu-DA el-gvuL e-DOM ba-NEG-bah kav-tse-EL ve-E-der ve-ya-GUR
Exegesis
The construct chain miketzeh lamed + matteh bnei Yehudah {מִקְצֵה לְמַטֵּה בְנֵי־יְהוּדָה | miq-ṣêh lə-maṭ-têh bə-nê Yehû-dāh} literally ‘from the end of the tribe of the sons of Judah’ defines geographic scope, with lamed as a genitive marker.
Root and etymology
y-h-dyod–heh–dalet
“praised”
In context — Joshua 15:21
And these were the cities at the extremity of the territory of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the Negev : Kabtze'el , Eder, and Jagur.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 15:21, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה (veneiyehuda) 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.15.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.21.W5.S1) and character.