Joshua 18:28:9Josh.18.28.W9TAB
אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה
arbaesre
“fourteen”
- Transliteration
- ar-BA-es-RE
- Extended
- ahr-BA-ah-es-REH
- IPA
- /ʔarˈbaʕ.ʕɛsˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- fourteen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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
ar-BA-es-RE
- phraseyour reading level
a-RIM ar-BA-es-RE
- 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
- 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.’
In context — Joshua 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 18:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 18:28, so the Hebrew word אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה (arbaesre) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.28.W9.S1) and character.