Joshua 18:22:2Josh.18.22.W2TAB
וּצְמָרַ֖יִם
utsemarayim
“and Zemaraim”
- Transliteration
- u-tse-ma-RA-yim
- Extended
- oo-tseh-mah-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /uːts.mɑ.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Zemaraim
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-tse-ma-RA-yim
- sentence
u-VEIT ha-a-ra-VAH u-tse-ma-RA-yim u-VEIT-EL
Exegesis
Tsemarayim {צְמָרַיִם | ṣə-mā-ra-yim} ‘Zemaraim’ carries a dual/plural ending indicating twin features. The repeated vav-conjunctions create an enumerative and rhythmic parallelism preserved in the English list by repeating “and” before each name.
In context — Joshua 18:22
Beth Arabah , Zemaraim, and Bethel
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 18:22, so the Hebrew word וּצְמָרַ֖יִם (utsemarayim) 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.18.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.22.W2.S1) and character.