Joshua 15:25:3Josh.15.25.W3TAB
וּקְרִיּ֔וֹת
ukeriyot
“and Kerioth”
- Transliteration
- u-ke-ri-YOT
- Extended
- oo-keh-ree-YOHT
- IPA
- /u.krijˈjoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Kerioth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
u-ke-ri-YOT
- sentence
ve-kha-TSOR kha-da-TA u-ke-ri-YOT khets-RON HI kha-TSOR
Exegesis
The compound qeriyyot chetzron {קְרִיּ֔וֹת חֶצְר֖וֹן | qərî-yōt ḥe-ṣrôn} ‘Kerioth-Hezron’ appears without a coordinating conjunction, indicating a tight construct pairing.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–resh–yod
“calling, hence town, village”
In context — Joshua 15:25
Hazor-Hadattah and Kerioth-Hezron ; that is Hazor .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 15:25, so the Hebrew word וּקְרִיּ֔וֹת (ukeriyot) 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.15.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.25.W3.S1) and character.