Joshua 18:14:9Josh.18.14.W9TAB
בֵית־חֹרוֹן֮
beitkhoron
“Beth-horon”
- Transliteration
- beit-kho-RON
- Extended
- beet-kho-ROHN
- IPA
- /beːt.xoˈron/
Meaning by language
- English
- Beth-horon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
beit-kho-RON
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER al-pe-NEI beit-kho-RON
- clause
ve-ta-AR hag-GEV-ul ve-na-SAV lif-AT-YAM NEG-ba min-ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI beit-kho-RON NEG-ba ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAV el-kir-YAT-BA-al HI kir-YAT-ye-a-RIM IR be-NEI-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
ve-ta-AR hag-GEV-ul ve-na-SAV lif-AT-YAM NEG-ba min-ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI beit-kho-RON NEG-ba ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAV el-kir-YAT-BA-al HI kir-YAT-ye-a-RIM IR be-NEI-ye-hu-DA ZOT pe-AT-YAM
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾă-šer} ‘which’ attaches to min-hahar {מִן־הָהָר֙ | mîn hā-hār} ‘from the mountain,’ further specified by al-pnei beit-choron {עַל־פְּנֵ֥י בֵית־חֹרוֹן | ʿal pə-nê bēt ḥō-rōn} ‘in front of Beth Horon.’
Root and etymology
consonantsbet–yod–tav
“house, household”
In context — Joshua 18:14
And the boundary turned and curved along the western side southward from the mountain facing Beth Horon. Its endpoints were at Kiriath Baal (which is Kiriath Jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 18:14, so the Hebrew word בֵית־חֹרוֹן֮ (beitkhoron) 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.18.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.14.W9.S1) and character.