Joshua 17:12:6Josh.17.12.W6TAB
אֶת־הֶֽעָרִ֣ים
ethearim
“the cities”
- Transliteration
- et-he-a-RIM
- Extended
- EET-heh-ah-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔeθ.heʔaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the cities
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-he-a-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
et-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh
- clause
ve-LO yakh-LU be-NEI me-na-SHEH le-ho-RISH et-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh
- sentence
ve-LO yakh-LU be-NEI me-na-SHEH le-ho-RISH et-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh va-yo-EL hak-ke-na-a-NI la-SHE-vet ba-A-retz ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The hiphil infinitive lehorish {לְהוֹרִישׁ | lə·hō·rîš} ‘to dispossess’ introduces the intended action, directly linked to the object et-he’arim {אֶת־הֶעָרִים | ’êṯ·hē·‘ā·rîm} ‘the cities’, with ha’eleh {הָאֵלֶּה | hā·’ê·lleh} ‘these’ specifying which ones.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Joshua 17:12
But the sons of Manasseh were not able to dispossess these cities, and the Canaanite resolved to remain in this land.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 17:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הֶֽעָרִ֣ים (ethearim) 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.17.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.12.W6.S1) and character.