Joshua 15:24:2Josh.15.24.W2TAB
וָטֶ֖לֶם
vatelem
“and Telem”
- Transliteration
- va-TE-lem
- Extended
- vah-TEH-lehm
- IPA
- /vaːˈtɛlɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Telem
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-TE-lem
- phraseyour reading level
ZIF va-TE-lem
- sentence
ZIF va-TE-lem u-ve-a-LOT
Exegesis
The repeated use of vav with telem {טֶלֶם | ṭe·lêm} and bealot {בְּעָלוֹת | bə·ʿā·lôt} creates a running inventory typical of Joshua’s territorial listings, emphasizing continuity and succession of settlements.
Root and etymology
t-l-mtet–lamed–mem
“furrow, ridge”
In context — Joshua 15:24
Ziph, Telem , and Bealoth .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 15:24, so the Hebrew word וָטֶ֖לֶם (vatelem) 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.15.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.24.W2.S1) and character.