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
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-a-LA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-LA hag-GVU-l de-vi-RA
- 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
- 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 context — Joshua 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.