Joshua 15:3:16Josh.15.3.W16TAB
הַקַּרְקָּֽעָה׃
hakarkaah
“Karka”
- Transliteration
- ha-kar-KA-ah
- Extended
- hah-kar-KAA-ah
- IPA
- /ha.kkar.kaˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Karka
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-kar-KA-ah
- clause
ve-a-VAR khet-TSRON ve-a-LA ad-DA-ra ve-na-SAV ha-kar-KA-ah
- sentence
ve-ya-TSA el-mi-NE-gev le-ma-a-LE ak-ra-BIM ve-a-VAR tsi-NA ve-a-LA mi-NE-gev le-ka-DESH bar-NE-a ve-a-VAR khet-TSRON ve-a-LA ad-DA-ra ve-na-SAV ha-kar-KA-ah
Exegesis
The prefixed article in hakarkaah {הַקַּרְקָּעָה | ha-qqār-qā-ʿāh} marks Karka as a defined boundary. This paratactic listing without subordinating conjunctions reflects the Deuteronomistic pattern for territorial delineation.
Root and etymology
Rootqof-resh-qoph
“ground, region”
In context — Joshua 15:3
And it went out to the south to the ascent of Akrabbim , passed over to Zin, and went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea; then it passed over to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:3:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Joshua 15:3, so the Hebrew word הַקַּרְקָּֽעָה׃ (hakarkaah) 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.15.3.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.3.W16.S1) and character.