Joshua 19:11:4Josh.19.11.W4TAB
וּמַרְעֲלָ֖ה
umaralah
“and to Mareal”
- Transliteration
- u-mar-a-LAH
- Extended
- oo-mar-a-LEH
- IPA
- /umaʁ.ʕaˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to Mareal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-mar-a-LAH
- clause
ve-a-LA ge-vu-LAM lai-YA-mah u-mar-a-LAH u-fa-GA be-da-BA-shet
- sentence
ve-a-LA ge-vu-LAM lai-YA-mah u-mar-a-LAH u-fa-GA be-da-BA-shet u-fa-GA el-ha-NA-khal a-SHER al-pe-NEI yak-ne-AM
Exegesis
The coordinate vav in umaralah {וּמַרְעֲלָ֖ה | ū-mar-ʿa-lā} ‘and to Maralah’ continues the geographical progression.
In context — Joshua 19:11
And their border went up to the sea and to Maralah , and it touched Dabbesheth, and it reached the brook that is before Jokneam.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 19:11, so the Hebrew word וּמַרְעֲלָ֖ה (umaralah) 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.19.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.11.W4.S1) and character.