Joshua 15:36:4Josh.15.36.W4TAB
וּגְדֵרֹתָ֑יִם
ugederotayim
“and Gederothaim”
- Transliteration
- u-ge-de-ro-ta-YIM
- Extended
- oo-geh-deh-ROH-tah-YEEM
- IPA
- /uɡederoˈtajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Gederothaim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ge-de-ro-ta-YIM
- 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
Exegesis
Four place names are coordinated by repeated waw, creating a straightforward additive sequence: veShaarayim {וְשַׁעֲרַ֙יִם֙ | wə-šaʿă-rayyim} through uGederotayim {וּגְדֵרֹתָ֑יִם | ū-ḡe-ḏē-rō-ṯā-yim}.
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 15:36:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 15:36, so the Hebrew word וּגְדֵרֹתָ֑יִם (ugederotayim) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.36.W4.S1) and character.