Joshua 19:14:9Josh.19.14.W9TAB
יִפְתַּח־אֵֽל׃
yiftachel
“Iphtahel”
- Transliteration
- yif-TACH-EL
- Extended
- yif-TAKH-EEL
- IPA
- /jifˈtaħ.ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Iphtahel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yif-TACH-EL
- clause
ve-ha-YU totse-O-taiv GEI yif-TACH-EL
- sentence
ve-na-SAV o-TO hag-GEV-ul mitstse-FON khan-na-TON ve-ha-YU totse-O-taiv GEI yif-TACH-EL
Exegesis
Finally, gē yip-pə-ṭāḥ-’ēl {גֵּי יִפְתַּח־אֵל | gē yiṯ-pə-ṭāḥ-’ēl} ‘valley of Iphtah El’ forms the locative reference. This syntax places directional and locative phrases before the place name, mirroring English while preserving Hebrew narrative flow.
In context — Joshua 19:14
And the boundary turned northward of Hannathon, and its end was at the Valley of Iphtah El.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 19:14, so the Hebrew word יִפְתַּח־אֵֽל׃ (yiftachel) 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.19.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.14.W9.S1) and character.