Joshua 17:16:8Josh.17.16.W8TAB
בַּרְזֶ֗ל
barzel
“of iron”
- Transliteration
- bar-ZEL
- Extended
- bahr-ZEL
- IPA
- /barˈzɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- of iron
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
bar-ZEL
- 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.
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 17:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 17:16, so the Hebrew word בַּרְזֶ֗ל (barzel) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.16.W8.S1) and character.