Joshua 17:5:4Josh.17.5.W4TAB
לְבַ֞ד
levad
“besides”
- Transliteration
- le-VAD
- Extended
- leh-VAHD
- IPA
- /ləˈvad/
Meaning by language
- English
- besides
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-VAD
- clause
le-VAD me-E-retz hag-gil-AD ve-ha-ba-SHAN a-SHER me-E-ver la-yar-DEN
- sentence
va-yip-LU khav-LEI-me-na-SHEH a-sa-RA le-VAD me-E-retz hag-gil-AD ve-ha-ba-SHAN a-SHER me-E-ver la-yar-DEN
Exegesis
The prepositional marker lə·vaḏ {לְבַ֞ד | lə·vaḏ} indicates exclusion, showing these ten portions are in addition to other holdings.
Root and etymology
“separation”
In context — Joshua 17:5
And ten portions fell to Manasseh, apart the land of Gilead and Bashan that lies beyond the Jordan.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 17:5, so the Hebrew word לְבַ֞ד (levad) 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.17.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.5.W4.S1) and character.