Joshua 15:29:2Josh.15.29.W2TAB
וְעִיִּ֖ים
veiyim
“and Iim”
- Transliteration
- ve-i-YIM
- Extended
- veh-i-YEEM
- IPA
- /və.ʕijˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Iim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-i-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-a-LAH ve-i-YIM
- sentence
ba-a-LAH ve-i-YIM va-a-TSEM
Exegesis
The verse presents a coordinate list of three proper nouns: ba‘alah {בַּעֲלָה | baʿă-lāh}, ‘iyyim {עִיִּים | ʿiyyim}, and ‘aṣem {עָצֶם | ʿāṣem}.
Root and etymology
ע־י־י
“heap, ruin”
In context — Joshua 15:29
Baalah , Iyim , and Azem.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 15:29, so the Hebrew word וְעִיִּ֖ים (veiyim) 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.15.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.29.W2.S1) and character.