Joshua 18:10:12Josh.18.10.W12TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-ra-EL
- IPA
- /jisraˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ya-KHA-lek-SHAM ye-ho-SHU-a et-ha-A-retz liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ke-makh-lek-TAM
- sentence
va-yash-LEKH la-HEM ye-ho-SHU-a go-RAL be-shi-LO lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-KHA-lek-SHAM ye-ho-SHU-a et-ha-A-retz liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ke-makh-lek-TAM
Exegesis
The construct livnei Yisrael {לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | liv-nê yiś-rā-’ēl} defines the beneficiaries, and kemachlekotam {כְּמַחְלְקֹתָם | kə-maḥ-lə-qō-tām} specifies the tribal allotment principle rendered “according to their divisions.”
Root and etymology
RootShin, Resh, Heh
“to strive, contend”
In context — Joshua 18:10
And Joshua cast the lot for them at Shiloh before the LORD , and there Joshua apportioned the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 18:10, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yisrael) 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.18.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.10.W12.S1) and character.