Joshua 15:8:20Josh.15.8.W20TAB
עֵֽמֶק־רְפָאִ֖ים
emekrefaim
“of the Valley of Rephaim”
- Transliteration
- E-mek-re-fa-IM
- Extended
- EH-mek-re-fa-EEM
- IPA
- /ˈʕeːmɛq rəfaˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the Valley of Rephaim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-mek-re-fa-IM
- phraseyour reading level
bik-TSEH E-mek-re-fa-IM
- clause
ve-a-LA hag-VOOL el-ROSH ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI gei-hin-NOM ya-MAH a-SHER bik-TSEH E-mek-re-fa-IM tsa-FO-na
- sentence
ve-a-LA hag-VOOL GEI ven-hin-NOM el-KE-tef hai-vu-SI mi-NE-gev HI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-a-LA hag-VOOL el-ROSH ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI gei-hin-NOM ya-MAH a-SHER bik-TSEH E-mek-re-fa-IM tsa-FO-na
Root and etymology
Rootresh–pe–ayin
“giants”
In context — Joshua 15:8
And the boundary rose through the Valley of Ben-Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite , at the southern edge marking Jerusalem, and then ascended to the top of the hill before the Valley of Hinnom, westward, ending at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:8:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Joshua 15:8, so the Hebrew word עֵֽמֶק־רְפָאִ֖ים (emekrefaim) 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.15.8.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.8.W20.S1) and character.