Joshua 17:11:5Josh.17.11.W5TAB
בֵּית־שְׁאָ֣ן
beitshaan
“Beth-shean”
- Transliteration
- BEIT-sha-AN
- Extended
- BEET-shə-AAN
- IPA
- /beːt.ʃəˈʔaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Beth-shean
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
BEIT-sha-AN
- phraseyour reading level
BEIT-sha-AN u-ve-no-TE-ha
- clause
va-ye-HI li-men-a-SHEH be-yis-sa-KHAR u-ve-a-SHER BEIT-sha-AN u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yiv-le-AM u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-ET-yosh-VEI DO-ar u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI EIN-DOR u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI ta-a-NAKH u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI me-gi-DO u-ve-no-TE-ha
- sentence
va-ye-HI li-men-a-SHEH be-yis-sa-KHAR u-ve-a-SHER BEIT-sha-AN u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yiv-le-AM u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-ET-yosh-VEI DO-ar u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI EIN-DOR u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI ta-a-NAKH u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI me-gi-DO u-ve-no-TE-ha she-LO-shet ha-NA-fet
Root and etymology
b-y-t
“house”
In context — Joshua 17:11
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth Shean and its towns , Yibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En-Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns—these are the three regions of Naphath.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 17:11, so the Hebrew word בֵּית־שְׁאָ֣ן (beitshaan) 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.17.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.11.W5.S1) and character.