Joshua 15:42:1Josh.15.42.W1TAB
לִבְנָ֥ה
livna
“Libnah”
- Transliteration
- liv-NA
- Extended
- lihv-NAH
- IPA
- /livˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Libnah
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
liv-NA
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NA va-e-TER
- sentence
liv-NA va-e-TER ve-a-SHAN
Exegesis
The verse presents a coordinate list of three place names—livnah {לִבְנָ֥ה | liḇ·nāh} ‘Libnah’, eter {עֶ֖תֶר | ʿe·ṭer} ‘Ether’, and ashan {עָשָֽׁן | ʻa·šān} ‘Ashan’—joined by vav particles (vav {וָ | vā} ‘and’ before eter, vav {וְ | wə} ‘and’ before ashan), exemplifying Hebrew polysyndeton that gives equal weight to each locale. The absence of a verb is standard in toponymic lists, and the English rendering repeats “and” with commas to preserve the original rhythm and structure.
Root and etymology
l-b-nlamed–bet–nun
“white”
In context — Joshua 15:42
Libnah and Ether and Ashan.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:42:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 15:42, so the Hebrew word לִבְנָ֥ה (livna) 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.15.42.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.42.W1.S1) and character.