Joshua 18:26:1Josh.18.26.W1TAB
וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֥ה
vehamitspeh
“and the Mizpeh”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-mits-PEH
- Extended
- veh-hah-mits-PEH
- IPA
- /vəhamitsˈpe/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Mizpeh
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-mits-PEH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-mits-PEH ve-ha-ke-fi-RA
- sentence
ve-ha-mits-PEH ve-ha-ke-fi-RA ve-ha-mo-TSAH
Exegesis
The conjunction vav {וְ | wə} “and” is repeated before each noun and paired with the definite article ha {הַ | ha} “the” to introduce each location: mitzpeh {מִּצְפֶּה | miṣpēh} “Mizpah”, kefirah {כְּפִירָה | kəpîrāh} “Kephirah”, and mōṣāh {מֹצָה | mōṣāh} “Mozah”. This polysyndetic coordination of absolute nouns creates a paratactic list emphasizing each city. The formal translation mirrors the full Hebrew sequence with repeated articles and conjunctions, while the dynamic translation streamlines the structure by omitting redundant articles and using a single conjunction before the final item in accordance with English list conventions.
Root and etymology
צ־פ־ה
“to look out, watch”
In context — Joshua 18:26
And the Mizpah , and the Kephirah, and the Mozah .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 18:26, so the Hebrew word וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֥ה (vehamitspeh) 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.18.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.26.W1.S1) and character.