Joshua 18:17:12Josh.18.17.W12TAB
אֶ֥בֶן
even
“to the stone”
- Transliteration
- E-ven
- Extended
- EH-ven
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛ.vɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the stone
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
E-ven
- phraseyour reading level
E-ven BO-han
- clause
ve-ya-RAD E-ven BO-han ben-re-u-VEN
- sentence
ve-ta-AR mits-tsa-FON ve-ya-TSA EIN SHE-mesh ve-ya-TSA el-ge-lee-LOT a-SHER-NO-khakh ma-a-LEH a-du-MIM ve-ya-RAD E-ven BO-han ben-re-u-VEN
Exegesis
Construct chains such as ʾê-ḇen Bō-ḥān ben-Re-ʼū-ben {אֶ֥בֶן בֹּ֖הַן בֶּן־רְאוּבֵֽן | ʾê-ḇen Bō-ḥān ben-Re-ʼū-ben} link topographical landmarks with tribal genealogy. English phrasing shifts clause boundaries for readability while preserving the ordered progression.
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Bet, Nun
“stone”
In context — Joshua 18:17
And it turned from the north and went out to the spring of Shemesh , proceeded to Geliloth, which faces the ascent of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan , the son of Reuben.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 18:17, so the Hebrew word אֶ֥בֶן (even) 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.18.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.17.W12.S1) and character.