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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-TSEM
- 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 context — Joshua 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.