Joshua 18:28:10Josh.18.28.W10TAB

וְחַצְרֵיהֶ֑ן

vekhatsrehen

and their villages

Transliteration
ve-khats-re-HEN
Extended
veh-khahts-reh-HEN
IPA
/vəχatsreˈhɛn/

Meaning by language

English
and their villages

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + חַצְ + רֵי + הֶ֑ן
ve + khats + re + hen
vekhatsrehen

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tsadets as in cats
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-khats-re-HEN

  2. clause

    ve-TSE-la ha-E-lef ve-ha-ye-vu-SI HI ye-ru-sha-LAM giv-AT kir-YAT a-RIM ar-BA-es-RE ve-khats-re-HEN

  3. sentence

    ve-TSE-la ha-E-lef ve-ha-ye-vu-SI HI ye-ru-sha-LAM giv-AT kir-YAT a-RIM ar-BA-es-RE ve-khats-re-HEN ZOT na-kha-LAT be-NEI-bin-ya-MIN le-mish-pe-kho-TAM

Exegesis

The numeral arbaʿ-ʿeśrē {אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה | ar-baʿ-ʿeś-rē} ‘fourteen’ quantitatively modifies ʿărîm, which is then extended by wə-ḥaṣərêhên {וְחַצְרֵיהֶ֑ן | wə-ḥa-ṣə-rê-ˀ hên} ‘and their villages.’

Root and etymology

ḥ-ṣ-rchet–tsade–resh

courtyard, settlement

In contextJoshua 18:28

Zelah, Haeleph, and the Jebusite city—Jerusalem—Gibeah and Kiriath, fourteen cities with their villages. This was the inheritance of the descendants of Benjamin for their clans.

About this coordinate

Joshua 18:28:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 18:28, so the Hebrew word וְחַצְרֵיהֶ֑ן (vekhatsrehen) 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.18.28.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.28.W10.S1) and character.