Joshua 18:8:12Josh.18.8.W12TAB
בָאָ֜רֶץ
vaaretz
“in the land”
- Transliteration
- va-a-RETZ
- Extended
- vaa-aa-RETSTS
- IPA
- /vaːˈʔaːrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-RETZ
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hit-hal-KHU va-a-RETZ
- clause
va-ye-TSA ye-ho-SHU-a ET-ha-hol-KHIM lik-TOV ET-ha-a-RETZ le-EMOR le-KHU ve-hit-hal-KHU va-a-RETZ ve-khit-VOO o-TAH ve-SHU-voo e-LAI u-PO ash-LIKH la-KHEM go-RAL lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu ha-a-na-SHIM va-ye-LE-khu va-ye-TSA ye-ho-SHU-a ET-ha-hol-KHIM lik-TOV ET-ha-a-RETZ le-EMOR le-KHU ve-hit-hal-KHU va-a-RETZ ve-khit-VOO o-TAH ve-SHU-voo e-LAI u-PO ash-LIKH la-KHEM go-RAL lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO
In context — Joshua 18:8
The men rose and departed, and Joshua ordered the surveyors to map the land, saying, “Go and walk about in the land and record it, then return to me; I will then cast a lot for you before the LORD at Shiloh.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 18:8, so the Hebrew word בָאָ֜רֶץ (vaaretz) 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.18.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.8.W12.S1) and character.