Joshua 18:1:7Josh.18.1.W7TAB
אֶת־אֹ֣הֶל
etohel
“the tent of”
- Transliteration
- ET-O-hel
- Extended
- EET-OH-hehl
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.ˈʔoːhɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the tent of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ET-O-hel
- phraseyour reading level
ET-O-hel mo-ED
- clause
va-yi-ka-ha-LU KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL shi-LO va-yash-KI-nu SHAM ET-O-hel mo-ED
- sentence
va-yi-ka-ha-LU KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL shi-LO va-yash-KI-nu SHAM ET-O-hel mo-ED ve-ha-A-retz nikh-be-SHA lif-NE-hem
Exegesis
The construct chain ohel-moʿed {אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד | ’ôhel moʿēd} ‘tent of meeting’ denotes the sacred venue.
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Heh, Lamed
“tent dwelling”
In context — Joshua 18:1
And all the congregation of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh, and they set up there the tent of meeting . The land was subdued before them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 18:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֹ֣הֶל (etohel) 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.18.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.1.W7.S1) and character.