Joshua 17:7:11Josh.17.7.W11TAB
אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י
elyoshvei
“to the inhabitants of”
- Transliteration
- el-yosh-VEI
- Extended
- el-yohsh-VEI
- IPA
- /ʔel.joʃˈveː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the inhabitants of
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-yosh-VEI
- 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 terminal phrase el-yoshvei ein tappuach {אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵי עֵין תַּפּוּחַ | ʾel-yō-šê-vê ʿên ṭappûaḥ} defines the endpoint by linking the inhabitants to the spring {ein} of Tappuah. This structure preserves precise spatial orientation characteristic of Joshua’s allotment narratives.
Root and etymology
y-sh-b
“to dwell”
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 17:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 17:7, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י (elyoshvei) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.7.W11.S1) and character.