Joshua 18:5:10Josh.18.5.W10TAB

יוֹסֵ֛ף

yosef

of Joseph

Transliteration
yo-SEF
Extended
yoh-SEF
IPA
/joˈseːf/

Meaning by language

English
of Joseph

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Result
יוֹ + סֵ֛ף
yo + sef
yosef

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Samekhs as in sit
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Pe Sofitfinal form of Pe — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    yo-SEF

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-VEIT yo-SEF

  3. clause

    ye-hu-DAH ya-a-MOD al-ge-vu-LO mi-NE-gev u-VEIT yo-SEF ya-am-DU al-ge-vu-LAM mi-tza-FON

  4. sentence

    ve-hit-khal-KU o-TAH le-shiv-AH kha-la-KIM ye-hu-DAH ya-a-MOD al-ge-vu-LO mi-NE-gev u-VEIT yo-SEF ya-am-DU al-ge-vu-LAM mi-tza-FON

Exegesis

Two balanced clauses then set fixed reference points: yəhûḏāh yaʿămōḏ {יְהוּדָ֞ה יַעֲמֹ֤ד | yəhûḏāh yaʿămōḏ} and û-ḇêṯ yôsēp̄ yaʿăməḏû {וּבֵ֥ית יוֹסֵ֛ף יַעַמְד֥וּ | û-ḇêṯ yôsēp̄ yaʿăməḏû}.

In contextJoshua 18:5

And you shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stand on its border from the south, and the house of Joseph shall stand on their border from the north.

About this coordinate

Joshua 18:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 18:5, so the Hebrew word יוֹסֵ֛ף (yosef) 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.18.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.5.W10.S1) and character.