Joshua 15:29:3Josh.15.29.W3TAB

וָעָֽצֶם׃

vaatsem

and Azem

Transliteration
va-a-TSEM
Extended
vaa-a-TSEM
IPA
/va.ʕaˈtsɛm/

Meaning by language

English
and Azem

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Result
וָ + עָֽ + צֶם׃
va + a + tsem
vaatsem

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Tsadets as in cats
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-a-TSEM

  2. 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־צ־ם

bone, strength

In contextJoshua 15:29

Baalah , Iyim , and Azem.

About this coordinate

Joshua 15:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 15:29, so the Hebrew word וָעָֽצֶם׃ (vaatsem) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.29.W3.S1) and character.