Joshua 18:6:2Josh.18.6.W2TAB
תִּכְתְּב֤וּ
tiktevoo
“shall write”
- Transliteration
- tik-te-VOO
- Extended
- tihkh-teh-VOO
- IPA
- /tixtəˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall write
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tik-te-VOO
- phraseyour reading level
tik-te-VOO et-ha-A-retz
- clause
ve-a-TEM tik-te-VOO et-ha-A-retz shiv-A khala-KIM va-ha-ve-TEM e-LAI HE-na
- sentence
ve-a-TEM tik-te-VOO et-ha-A-retz shiv-A khala-KIM va-ha-ve-TEM e-LAI HE-na ve-ya-ri-TI la-KHEM go-RAL PO lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu
Exegesis
The verb tikhtevu {תִּכְתְּבוּ | ti-khte-vu} in the Qal imperfect conveys a mandated future action.
Root and etymology
k-t-vkaf–tav–bet
“write, inscribe”
In context — Joshua 18:6
And you shall write down the land in seven portions , and bring them here to me, and I will cast the lot for you here before the LORD our God .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 18:6, so the Hebrew word תִּכְתְּב֤וּ (tiktevoo) 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.18.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.6.W2.S1) and character.