Joshua 17:16:7Josh.17.16.W7TAB
וְרֶ֣כֶב
verekhev
“and chariots”
- Transliteration
- ve-RE-khev
- Extended
- veh-REH-khev
- IPA
- /vəˈrɛxɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and chariots
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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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ve-RE-khev
- phraseyour reading level
ve-RE-khev bar-ZEL
- clause
ve-RE-khev bar-ZEL be-KHOL-hak-ke-na-a-NI ha-yo-SHEV be-E-retz-ha-E-mek la-a-SHER be-VEIT-she-AN uv-no-TE-ha ve-la-a-SHER be-E-mek yiz-re-EL
- sentence
va-yo-MRU be-NEI yo-SEF lo-yi-ma-TSE la-NU ha-HAR ve-RE-khev bar-ZEL be-KHOL-hak-ke-na-a-NI ha-yo-SHEV be-E-retz-ha-E-mek la-a-SHER be-VEIT-she-AN uv-no-TE-ha ve-la-a-SHER be-E-mek yiz-re-EL
Exegesis
The phrase wərēḵēḇ bārzēl {וְרֶכֶב בַּרְזֶל | wərēḵēḇ bārzēl} “chariots of iron” highlights enemy military strength.
Root and etymology
ר־כ־בr-k-b
“chariot, vehicle”
In context — Joshua 17:16
The sons of Joseph said, “The hill-country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron—even those in Beth-Shan and its towns, and those in the valley of Jezreel.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 17:16, so the Hebrew word וְרֶ֣כֶב (verekhev) 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.17.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.16.W7.S1) and character.