Joshua 18:5:11Josh.18.5.W11TAB
יַעַמְד֥וּ
yaamdu
“shall remain”
- Transliteration
- ya-am-DU
- Extended
- yah-am-DOO
- IPA
- /jaʕamˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall remain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-am-DU
- phraseyour reading level
ya-am-DU al-ge-vu-LAM
- 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
- 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 context — Joshua 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 18:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 18:5, so the Hebrew word יַעַמְד֥וּ (yaamdu) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.5.W11.S1) and character.