Joshua 18:19:11Josh.18.19.W11TAB
יָם־הַמֶּ֙לַח֙
yamhamelakh
“of the Salt Sea”
- Transliteration
- yam-ha-MEL-akh
- Extended
- yahm-hah-MEH-lakh
- IPA
- /ʔel.ləˈʃoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the Salt Sea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yam-ha-MEL-akh
- phraseyour reading level
el-le-SHON yam-ha-MEL-akh
- clause
ve-a-VAR hag-GEV-ul el-KE-tef beit-KHOG-lah tsa-fo-NAH ve-ha-YU totz-e-o-TAV totz-e-OT hag-GEV-ul el-le-SHON yam-ha-MEL-akh tsa-fo-NAH el-ke-TSEH ha-yar-DEN NEG-bah
- sentence
ve-a-VAR hag-GEV-ul el-KE-tef beit-KHOG-lah tsa-fo-NAH ve-ha-YU totz-e-o-TAV totz-e-OT hag-GEV-ul el-le-SHON yam-ha-MEL-akh tsa-fo-NAH el-ke-TSEH ha-yar-DEN NEG-bah ZEH GE-vul NE-gev
Exegesis
The locative chain continues with el-leshon yam-hamelach tsafonah {אֶל־לְשׁ֤וֹן יָם־הַמֶּ֙לַח֙ צָפ֔וֹנָה | ʾel-lə-šōn yām-hā-me-laḥ ṣā-fo-nāh} ‘to the northern tongue of the Salt Sea,’ and concludes with el-ketze hayarden negbah {אֶל־קְצֵ֥ה הַיַּرְדֵּ֖ן נֶ֑גְבָּה | ʾel-qə-ṣēh ha-yăr-dēn ne-gev-āh} ‘to the southern end of the Jordan.’
In context — Joshua 18:19
And the boundary passed along to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah, and its goings out were at the northern tongue of the Salt Sea, to the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 18:19, so the Hebrew word יָם־הַמֶּ֙לַח֙ (yamhamelakh) 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.18.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.19.W11.S1) and character.