Joshua 15:49:2Josh.15.49.W2TAB
וְקִרְיַת־סַנָּ֖ה
vekiryatsanah
“and Kiriath-sannah”
- Transliteration
- ve-kir-YAT-sa-NAH
- Extended
- veh-kir-YAHT-sa-NAH
- IPA
- /vəkirˈjat.sanˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Kiriath-sannah
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kir-YAT-sa-NAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-da-NAH ve-kir-YAT-sa-NAH
- sentence
ve-da-NAH ve-kir-YAT-sa-NAH HI de-VIR
Exegesis
The name ve-qiryat-sannah {וְקִרְיַת־סַנָּ֖ה | wə-qîryaṯ-ṣannāh} is a construct chain: qiryat {קִרְיַת | qîryaṯ} ‘city of’ governs the following proper name, yielding a place designation “City of Sannah.”
Root and etymology
consonantsqof–resh–yod
“to call, proclaim”
In context — Joshua 15:49
And Dannah, and Kiriath-Sannah , which is Debir .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:49:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 15:49, so the Hebrew word וְקִרְיַת־סַנָּ֖ה (vekiryatsanah) 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.15.49.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.49.W2.S1) and character.