Joshua 15:7:17Josh.15.7.W17TAB
אֶל־מֵי־עֵ֣ין
elmeiein
“to the waters of En”
- Transliteration
- el-MEI-EIN
- Extended
- el-MEI-EIN
- IPA
- /ʔel.meˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the waters of En
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
el-MEI-EIN
- phraseyour reading level
el-MEI-EIN SHE-mesh
- clause
ve-a-VAR hag-GVU-l el-MEI-EIN SHE-mesh ve-ha-YU tots-e-o-TAV el-EIN ro-GEL
- 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
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-y-n
“spring”
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 15:7:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Joshua 15:7, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מֵי־עֵ֣ין (elmeiein) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.7.W17.S1) and character.