Joshua 15:36:3Josh.15.36.W3TAB
וְהַגְּדֵרָ֖ה
vehagderah
“and Gederah”
- Transliteration
- ve-hag-de-RAH
- Extended
- veh-hag-deh-RAA
- IPA
- /və(h)agˈderaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Gederah
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hag-de-RAH
- clause
ve-sha-a-ra-YIM va-a-di-ta-YIM ve-hag-de-RAH u-ge-de-ro-ta-YIM
- sentence
ve-sha-a-ra-YIM va-a-di-ta-YIM ve-hag-de-RAH u-ge-de-ro-ta-YIM a-REEM ar-BA-es-REH ve-khat-se-RE-hen
Root and etymology
consonantsGimel–Dalet–Resh
“to wall in, enclose”
In context — Joshua 15:36
Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—fourteen towns and their villages .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:36:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 15:36, so the Hebrew word וְהַגְּדֵרָ֖ה (vehagderah) 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.15.36.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.36.W3.S1) and character.