Joshua 15:7:1Josh.15.7.W1TAB

וְעָלָ֨ה

veala

and went up

Transliteration
ve-a-LA
Extended
veh-aa-LAA
IPA
/vəʕaːˈlaː/

Meaning by language

English
and went up

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + עָ + לָ֨ה
ve + a + la
veala

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-a-LA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-a-LA hag-GVU-l de-vi-RA

  3. clause

    ve-a-LA hag-GVU-l de-vi-RA me-E-mek a-KHOR ve-tsa-FO-na po-NE el-hag-GIL-gal a-SHER-NO-khach le-ma-a-LE a-du-MIM a-SHER mi-NE-gev la-NA-khal

  4. sentence

    ve-a-LA hag-GVU-l de-vi-RA me-E-mek a-KHOR ve-tsa-FO-na po-NE el-hag-GIL-gal a-SHER-NO-khach le-ma-a-LE a-du-MIM a-SHER mi-NE-gev la-NA-khal ve-a-VAR hag-GVU-l el-MEI-EIN SHE-mesh ve-ha-YU tots-e-o-TAV el-EIN ro-GEL

Exegesis

The Hebrew narrative employs the vav-consecutive in veʿalah {וְעָלָה | və-ʿā-lā} to sequence the boundary’s movement.

Root and etymology

Rootayin–lamed–he

to ascend

In contextJoshua 15:7

And the boundary went up from the Valley of Achor toward Debir, then turned north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim on the south side of the wadi; and the boundary passed to the waters of En Shemesh, and its outgoings were at En Rogel.

About this coordinate

Joshua 15:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 15:7, so the Hebrew word וְעָלָ֨ה (veala) 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.15.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.7.W1.S1) and character.