Joshua 18:24:7Josh.18.24.W7TAB
שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה
shteimesreh
“twelve”
- Transliteration
- shteim-ES-reh
- Extended
- shteem-EHS-reh
- IPA
- /ʃteːm.ʕesˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- twelve
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shteim-ES-reh
- phraseyour reading level
a-RIM shteim-ES-reh
- clause
a-RIM shteim-ES-reh ve-khats-re-HEN
- sentence
ukh-FAR ha-am-ma-NI ha-am-mo-NAH ve-ha-OF-ni va-ga-VA a-RIM shteim-ES-reh ve-khats-re-HEN
Exegesis
The construct phrase arim shteim-esre {עָרִים שְׁתַּיִם־עֶשְׂרֵה | ʿā-rîm šᵉṯîm–ʿăśrê} “twelve towns” summarizes the count with gender agreement between numeral and noun.
In context — Joshua 18:24
Kephar Ammoni , the Ammonah, Ophni, and Geba—twelve towns with their villages
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 18:24, so the Hebrew word שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה (shteimesreh) 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.18.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.24.W7.S1) and character.