Joshua 15:33:1Josh.15.33.W1TAB
בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה
bashfela
“in the lowland”
- Transliteration
- bash-fe-LA
- Extended
- bahsh-feh-LAA
- IPA
- /baʃ.ʃəfeˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the lowland
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
bash-fe-LA
- sentence
bash-fe-LA esh-ta-OL ve-tsar-AH ve-ash-NAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the locative prepositional phrase bashfelah {בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה | baš-p̄ē-lāh} ‘lowland region’, establishing the geographic setting.
Root and etymology
sh-p-lshin–pe–lamed
“low, depressed land”
In context — Joshua 15:33
In the lowland , Eshtaol , Zorah and Ashnah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 15:33, so the Hebrew word בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה (bashfela) 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.15.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.33.W1.S1) and character.