Joshua 19:15:5Josh.19.15.W5TAB
וּבֵ֣ית לָ֑חֶם
uveit lakhem
“and Bethlehem”
- Transliteration
- u-VEIT LA-khem
- Extended
- oo-VEYT LAH-khem
- IPA
- /uːveːt ˈlaħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Bethlehem
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-VEIT LA-khem
- clause
ve-ka-TAT ve-na-ha-LAL ve-shim-RON ve-yid-a-LAH u-VEIT LA-khem
- sentence
ve-ka-TAT ve-na-ha-LAL ve-shim-RON ve-yid-a-LAH u-VEIT LA-khem a-RIM shteim-es-REH ve-khats-re-HEN
Root and etymology
“house, place of dwelling”
In context — Joshua 19:15
Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem —twelve cities with their villages.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 19:15, so the Hebrew word וּבֵ֣ית לָ֑חֶם (uveit lakhem) 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.19.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.15.W5.S1) and character.