Joshua 15:38:2Josh.15.38.W2TAB
וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה
vehammitspeh
“and the Mizpeh”
- Transliteration
- ve-ham-mits-PEH
- Extended
- veh-ham-mits-PEH
- IPA
- /və.ham.mitsˈpe/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Mizpeh
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ham-mits-PEH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-dil-AN ve-ham-mits-PEH
- sentence
ve-dil-AN ve-ham-mits-PEH ve-yak-te-EL
Exegesis
The definite article on ha-mitspeh {הַמִּצְפֶּה | ham-miṣpēh} ‘the Mizpeh’ marks specificity, deriving from the root ts-p-h {צ־פ־ה | ṣ-p-h} ‘to watch’. The syntax places each noun on equal footing in a straightforward territorial enumeration without subordination.
Root and etymology
ṣ-p-hṣ-p-h
“to watch”
In context — Joshua 15:38
Dil’an and the Mizpeh and Joktheel .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 15:38, so the Hebrew word וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה (vehammitspeh) 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.15.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.38.W2.S1) and character.