Joshua 17:7:10Josh.17.7.W10TAB
אֶל־הַיָּמִ֔ין
elhayamin
“to the right”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ya-MIN
- Extended
- el-hah-yaah-MEEN
- IPA
- /ʔel.haj.jaˈmin/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the right
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-ya-MIN
- clause
ve-ha-LAKH hag-GVUL el-ha-ya-MIN el-yosh-VEI ein ta-PU-akh
- sentence
va-ye-HI gvuL-me-na-SHEH me-a-SHER ha-mikh-me-TAT a-SHER al-pe-NEI she-KHEM ve-ha-LAKH hag-GVUL el-ha-ya-MIN el-yosh-VEI ein ta-PU-akh
Exegesis
The verb vehalakh {וְהָלַךְ | wə-hā-lakh} continues the narrative to the directional phrase el-hayamin {אֶל־הַיָּמִין | ʾel-hay-mîn}, an idiom for southward movement.
Root and etymology
y-m-nyod–mem–nun
“right, south”
In context — Joshua 17:7
And the border of Manasseh began at Asher and extended to Mikmethath , which lies opposite Shechem. Then the boundary continued southward to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 17:7, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַיָּמִ֔ין (elhayamin) 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.17.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.7.W10.S1) and character.