Joshua 16:9:1Josh.16.9.W1TAB
וְהֶעָרִ֗ים
veheareem
“and the towns”
- Transliteration
- ve-he-a-REEM
- Extended
- veh-heh-aa-REE-m
- IPA
- /vəheʕaˈrim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the towns
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
ve-he-a-REEM
- clause
ve-he-a-REEM ha-miv-da-LOT liv-NEI ef-RA-yim be-TOKH na-kha-LAT be-NEI-me-na-SHEH
- sentence
ve-he-a-REEM ha-miv-da-LOT liv-NEI ef-RA-yim be-TOKH na-kha-LAT be-NEI-me-na-SHEH kol-he-a-REEM ve-khats-re-HEN
Exegesis
The verse employs a paired coordination of veha'arim {וְהֶעָרִים | wə-hə-ʿā-rîm} ‘and the cities’ with kol-he'arim vehatzreihen {כָּל־הֶעָרִים וְחַצְרֵיהֶן | kol-ḥē-ʿā-rîm wə-ḥa-ṣerê-hen} ‘all the cities and their villages’, emphasizing comprehensive inclusion.
In context — Joshua 16:9
And the cities that were set apart for the sons of Ephraim lay in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh; all the cities and their villages .
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 16:9, so the Hebrew word וְהֶעָרִ֗ים (veheareem) 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.16.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.9.W1.S1) and character.