Joshua 18:20:1Josh.18.20.W1TAB
וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ן
vehayarden
“and the Jordan”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-yar-DEN
- Extended
- veh-hah-yar-DEHN
- IPA
- /vəhajjarˈdeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Jordan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-ha-yar-DEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-yar-DEN yig-BOL-O-to
- clause
ve-ha-yar-DEN yig-BOL-O-to lif-AT-KED-ma
- sentence
ve-ha-yar-DEN yig-BOL-O-to lif-AT-KED-ma ZOT na-kha-LAT be-NEI bin-ya-MIN lig-vu-lo-TE-ha sa-VIV le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with vehayarden {וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ן | wə-hă-yar-dēn} ‘and the Jordan’, establishing the geographical subject.
Root and etymology
y-r-dyod–resh–dalet
“to descend”
In context — Joshua 18:20
And the Jordan shall be its boundary on the eastern side; this is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to its boundaries all around by their families .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 18:20, so the Hebrew word וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ן (vehayarden) 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.18.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.20.W1.S1) and character.