Joshua 17:15:14Josh.17.15.W14TAB
וְהָֽרְפָאִ֑ים
veharefaim
“and of the Rephaim”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-re-fa-IM
- Extended
- veh-hah-reh-fah-EEM
- IPA
- /vəhaːrəfaˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and of the Rephaim
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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-ha-re-fa-IM
- clause
va-YO-mer a-lei-HEM ye-ho-SHU-a IM-AM-RAV a-TA a-LE le-KHA ha-ya-RAH u-ve-RE-ta le-KHA SHAM be-E-rets ha-pe-ri-ZI ve-ha-re-fa-IM
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-lei-HEM ye-ho-SHU-a IM-AM-RAV a-TA a-LE le-KHA ha-ya-RAH u-ve-RE-ta le-KHA SHAM be-E-rets ha-pe-ri-ZI ve-ha-re-fa-IM KI-ATs le-KHA har-ef-RA-yim
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Joshua 17:15
And Joshua said to them, “If you are many and if the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for you, go up to the forest and clear space there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:15:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Joshua 17:15, so the Hebrew word וְהָֽרְפָאִ֑ים (veharefaim) 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.17.15.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.15.W14.S1) and character.