Joshua 15:30:3Josh.15.30.W3TAB
וְחָרְמָֽה׃
vekharmah
“and Hormah”
- Transliteration
- ve-khar-MAH
- Extended
- veh-khar-MAAH
- IPA
- /vəxɑrˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Hormah
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-khar-MAH
- sentence
ve-el-to-LAD u-khe-SIL ve-khar-MAH
Exegesis
The verse uses polysyndeton with repeated vav {וְ | wə} ‘and’, linking three place names: wə-ʾel-tō-lāḏ {וְאֶלְתּוֹלַ֥ד | wə-ʾel-tō-lāḏ} ‘and Eltolad’, u-ḵə-sîl {וּכְסִ֖יל | u-ḵə-sîl} ‘and Kesil’, and wə-ḥōr-māh {וְחָרְמָֽה | wə-ḥōr-māh} ‘and Hormah’. The formal translation maintains the Hebrew coordinate structure for emphasis, while the dynamic translation consolidates the list for smoother English flow.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-mhet–resh–mem
“devoted to destruction”
In context — Joshua 15:30
And Eltolad and Kesil and Hormah .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 15:30, so the Hebrew word וְחָרְמָֽה׃ (vekharmah) 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.15.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.30.W3.S1) and character.