Joshua 19:1:12Josh.19.1.W12TAB
בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָֽה׃
beneiyehuda
“of the children of Judah”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yeh-hu-DAH
- IPA
- /bəneː.jəhūˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the children of Judah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI-ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
na-cha-LAT be-NEI-ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-ye-HI na-cha-la-TAM be-TOKH na-cha-LAT be-NEI-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ha-go-RAL ha-she-NI le-shim-ON le-ma-TEH be-NEI-shim-ON le-mish-pe-KHO-tam va-ye-HI na-cha-la-TAM be-TOKH na-cha-LAT be-NEI-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The conjunction vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayhî} “and it was” introduces the result clause nachalatam {נַחֲלָתָם | na-ḥă-lā-tām} “their inheritance” betokh nachalat bênê-Yehudah {בְּתוֹךְ נַחֲלַת בְנֵי־יְהוּדָה | bə-tōḵ na-ḥă-lāt bə-nê-yə-hû-ḏā} “within the inheritance of the sons of Judah,” which positions Simeon’s allotment inside Judah’s territory. The Hebrew construct chains and word order foreground both the process and outcome of tribal distribution.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet–nun–yod
“sons, descendants”
In context — Joshua 19:1
Then the second lot came out for the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their clans; and their inheritance was within the inheritance of Judah .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 19:1, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָֽה׃ (beneiyehuda) 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.19.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.1.W12.S1) and character.