Joshua 17:18:6Josh.17.18.W6TAB
וּבֵ֣רֵאת֔וֹ
uvereto
“and you shall clear it”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-RE-to
- Extended
- oo-veh-REH-toh
- IPA
- /uvɛːˈreːtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall clear it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
u-ve-RE-to
- phraseyour reading level
KI-YA-ar HU u-ve-RE-to
- clause
KI HAR yih-YE-lek KI-YA-ar HU u-ve-RE-to ve-ha-YA le-KHA tots-e-o-TAV
- sentence
KI HAR yih-YE-lek KI-YA-ar HU u-ve-RE-to ve-ha-YA le-KHA tots-e-o-TAV KI-to-RISH ET-hak-ke-na-a-NI KI RE-khev bar-ZEL LO KI kha-ZAK HU
Exegesis
The piel verb u-verêto {וּבֵרֵאתוֹ | û-vê-rē-’ō-tō} “and you shall clear it” signals deliberate action.
In context — Joshua 17:18
The hill country shall be yours, for it is a forest ; clear it, and its outgoings shall be yours. You shall dispossess the Canaanite , though he has chariots of iron, though he is strong.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 17:18, so the Hebrew word וּבֵ֣רֵאת֔וֹ (uvereto) 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.17.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.18.W6.S1) and character.