Joshua 17:4:1Josh.17.4.W1TAB
וַתִּקְרַ֡בְנָה
vatikravnah
“And they approached”
- Transliteration
- va-tik-RAV-nah
- Extended
- vah-tik-RAV-nah
- IPA
- /vat.tiqˈrav.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- And they approached
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-tik-RAV-nah
- clause
va-tik-RAV-nah lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-lif-NEI ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-lif-NEI han-se-i-IM le-MOR Ye-ho-VAH tsi-VAH et-MO-sheh la-TET-la-NU na-cha-LAH be-TOKH a-KHEI-nu
- sentence
va-tik-RAV-nah lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-lif-NEI ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-lif-NEI han-se-i-IM le-MOR Ye-ho-VAH tsi-VAH et-MO-sheh la-TET-la-NU na-cha-LAH be-TOKH a-KHEI-nu va-yi-TEN la-HEM el-PI Ye-ho-VAH na-cha-LAH be-TOKH a-KHEI a-vi-HEN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive Qal imperfect vatikravna {וַתִּקְרַבְנָה | va-ti-krā-vnāh} “and they approached,” which advances the narrative and signals a formal audience.
Root and etymology
ק־ר־ב
“approach, come near”
In context — Joshua 17:4
And they came before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the leaders, saying, “The LORD commanded Moses to allot us an inheritance among our brothers.” So he gave them an inheritance according to the mouth of the LORD, among the brothers of their father.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 17:4, so the Hebrew word וַתִּקְרַ֡בְנָה (vatikravnah) 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.17.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.4.W1.S1) and character.