Joshua 17:9:10Josh.17.9.W10TAB
בְּת֖וֹךְ
betokh
“among”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- among
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH
- clause
ve-ya-RAD hag-GE-vul NA-khal ka-NA NEG-ba la-NA-khal a-REEM ha-E-le le-ef-RA-yim be-TOKH a-REI me-na-SHE
- sentence
ve-ya-RAD hag-GE-vul NA-khal ka-NA NEG-ba la-NA-khal a-REEM ha-E-le le-ef-RA-yim be-TOKH a-REI me-na-SHE u-ge-VUL me-na-SHE mits-POHN la-NA-khal va-ye-HI tot-se-o-TAV ha-ya-MAH
Exegesis
The construct chain arim haelleh le-ephrayim betokh arei menasheh {עָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לְאֶפְרַיִם בְּתוֹךְ עָרֵי מְנַשֶּׁה | ʻā-rîm hā-ʾê-lĕh lə-ʼe-p̄rā-yîm bə-tô-kh ʻā-rê mə-naš-śêh} expresses Ephraim’s hold in the midst of Manasseh’s towns.
In context — Joshua 17:9
And the boundary went down to the wadi Kanah; south of the wadi these cities belonged to Ephraim in the midst of the cities of Manasseh, and the boundary of Manasseh was on the north side of the wadi, and its outgoings were toward the sea .
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 17:9, so the Hebrew word בְּת֖וֹךְ (betokh) 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.17.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.9.W10.S1) and character.