Joshua 17:6:8Josh.17.6.W8TAB
וְאֶ֙רֶץ֙
veerets
“and the land”
- Transliteration
- ve-ER-ets
- Extended
- veh-EH-rets
- IPA
- /vəˈʔɛrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ER-ets
- clause
ve-ER-ets hag-gil-AD ha-ye-TAH liv-NEI-me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM
- sentence
KI be-NOT me-na-SHEH na-ha-LU na-ha-LA be-TOHKH ba-NAV ve-ER-ets hag-gil-AD ha-ye-TAH liv-NEI-me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM
Exegesis
A coordinating wə {וְ | wə} then links a second clause focused on ʾĕreṣ haggīlʿāḏ {אֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד | ʼe-reṣ ha-gil-ʿāḏ} ‘the land of Gilead’.
Root and etymology
“land, earth”
In context — Joshua 17:6
For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons, and the land of Gilead belonged to the remaining sons of Manasseh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 17:6, so the Hebrew word וְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ (veerets) 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.17.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.6.W8.S1) and character.