Joshua 18:12:9Josh.18.12.W9TAB
אֶל־כֶּ֨תֶף
elketef
“to the shoulder”
- Transliteration
- el-ke-TEF
- Extended
- ehl-keh-TEHF
- IPA
- /ʔelkeˈtef/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the shoulder
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ke-TEF
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-LA hag-GVUL el-ke-TEF ye-ri-KHO
- clause
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
- 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
Rootkaf–tav–pe
“shoulder, slope”
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 18:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 18:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־כֶּ֨תֶף (elketef) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.12.W9.S1) and character.