Joshua 16:5:13Josh.16.5.W13TAB
עֶלְיֽוֹן׃
elyon
“Upper”
- Transliteration
- el-YON
- Extended
- el-YOHN
- IPA
- /ʕelˈjoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Upper
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-YON
- clause
va-ye-HI ge-VUL na-ha-la-TAM miz-RA-kha at-ROT a-DAR ad-BEIT kho-RON el-YON
- sentence
va-ye-HI ge-VUL be-NEI-ef-RA-yim le-mish-pe-KHO-tam va-ye-HI ge-VUL na-ha-la-TAM miz-RA-kha at-ROT a-DAR ad-BEIT kho-RON el-YON
Exegesis
Directional mizracha {מִזְרָחָה | mi·zrā·ḥā} provides spatial orientation, and the sequence of place names Atrot Addar {עַטְר֣וֹת אַדָּ֔ר | ʿaṭ·rōt aḏ·dār} and Beth Horon Elyon {בֵּ֥ית חוֹרֹ֖ן עֶלְיֽוֹן | bêṯ ḥō·rōn ʿel·yōn} delineates boundary endpoints. The translation renders Hebrew VSO order into English SVO for readability, preserving the repetitive emphasis on borders and maintaining proper noun transliteration.
In context — Joshua 16:5
And the border of the sons of Ephraim, according to their clans , was as follows: The border of their inheritance was eastward from Ataroth Addar to Upper Beth Horon.
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Joshua 16:5, so the Hebrew word עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ (elyon) 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.16.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.5.W13.S1) and character.