Joshua 17:14:12Josh.17.14.W12TAB
וְחֶ֣בֶל
vekhevel
“and a portion”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHE-vel
- Extended
- veh-KHEH-vehl
- IPA
- /vəˈħɛvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a portion
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ve-KHE-vel
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHE-vel e-KHAD
- clause
mad-DU-a na-ta-TA LI na-ha-LA go-RAL e-KHAD ve-KHE-vel e-KHAD va-a-NI am-RAV AD a-SHER-ad-KOH ber-KHA-ni Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-dab-ROO be-NEI yo-SEF et-ye-ho-SHUA le-MOR mad-DU-a na-ta-TA LI na-ha-LA go-RAL e-KHAD ve-KHE-vel e-KHAD va-a-NI am-RAV AD a-SHER-ad-KOH ber-KHA-ni Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
A parallelism of goral {גּוֹרָל | gō-rāl} ‘lot’ and chevel {חֶבֶל | ḥe-vel} ‘portion’ underscores the limited allotment.
Root and etymology
“cord or portion”
In context — Joshua 17:14
Then the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me as inheritance only one lot and one portion, though I am a numerous people—even until now that the LORD has blessed me.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 17:14, so the Hebrew word וְחֶ֣בֶל (vekhevel) 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.17.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.14.W12.S1) and character.