Joshua 18:12:6Josh.18.12.W6TAB
מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן
minhayarden
“from the Jordan”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-yar-DEN
- Extended
- mihn-hah-yar-DEHN
- IPA
- /minhaˈjarˈden/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the Jordan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ha-yar-DEN
- clause
va-ye-HI la-HEM hag-GVUL lif-AT tsa-FO-na min-ha-yar-DEN
- sentence
va-ye-HI la-HEM hag-GVUL lif-AT tsa-FO-na min-ha-yar-DEN ve-a-LA hag-GVUL el-ke-TEF ye-ri-KHO mit-sa-FON ve-a-LA ba-HAR ya-MA ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAIV mid-ba-RA BEIT-A-ven
Exegesis
Prepositions min {מִן | mîn} and el {אֶל | ʾel} coordinate the boundary’s progression from the Jordan to Jericho’s slope (el-ketef {אֶל־כֶּ֨תֶף | ʾel ke·têph}) and through the hill country (ba-har {בָהָר֙ | bā·hār}).
Root and etymology
y-r-dyod–resh–dalet
“to descend”
In context — Joshua 18:12
And the boundary for them on the north side was from the Jordan River; it then ascended to the northern slope of Jericho, continued through the hill country toward the west, and its end was at the wilderness of Beth Aven.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 18:12, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן (minhayarden) 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.18.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.12.W6.S1) and character.