Joshua 15:3:4Josh.15.3.W4TAB
עַקְרַבִּים֙
akrabim
“of Akrabbim”
- Transliteration
- ak-ra-BIM
- Extended
- ahk-rah-BEEM
- IPA
- /ʕaqraˈbim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Akrabbim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
ak-ra-BIM
- phraseyour reading level
le-ma-a-LE ak-ra-BIM
- clause
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
- 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 infinitival construction lemaaleh {לְמַעֲלֵה | lə-ma-ʿā-lē} ‘to the ascent’ with the proper name akrabbim {עַקְרַבִּים | ʿa-qər-äb-bîm} provides a topographical marker.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-qoph-resh-bet
“scorpion”
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 15:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 15:3, so the Hebrew word עַקְרַבִּים֙ (akrabim) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.3.W4.S1) and character.