Joshua 18:1:9Josh.18.1.W9TAB

וְהָאָ֥רֶץ

vehaaretz

and the land

Transliteration
ve-ha-A-retz
Extended
veh-hah-AA-retz
IPA
/vəhaːˈʔaːrɛts/

Meaning by language

English
and the land

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + הָ + אָ֥ + רֶץ
ve + ha + a + retz
vehaaretz

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-A-retz

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ha-A-retz nikh-be-SHA

  3. clause

    ve-ha-A-retz nikh-be-SHA lif-NE-hem

  4. 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

Root and etymology

א־ר־צ

earth, land

In contextJoshua 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 18:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 18:1, so the Hebrew word וְהָאָ֥רֶץ (vehaaretz) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.1.W9.S1) and character.