Joshua 19:22:6Josh.19.22.W6TAB

וּבֵ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ

uveit shemesh

and Beth-shemesh

Transliteration
u-VEIT SHE-mesh
Extended
oo-VEIT SHEH-mesh
IPA
/uˈveːt ˈʃɛmɛʃ/

Meaning by language

English
and Beth-shemesh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-VEIT SHE-mesh

  2. clause

    u-pa-GA hag-GVUL be-ta-VOR u-sha-kha-TSU-ma ve-sha-kha-TSI-ma u-VEIT SHE-mesh ve-ha-YU tot-se-OT gevu-LAM hai-yar-DEN

  3. sentence

    u-pa-GA hag-GVUL be-ta-VOR u-sha-kha-TSU-ma ve-sha-kha-TSI-ma u-VEIT SHE-mesh ve-ha-YU tot-se-OT gevu-LAM hai-yar-DEN a-RIM shesh es-RE ve-khats-re-HEN

Exegesis

The series be-tavor {בְּתָב֤וֹר | bə-ṯā-vōr}, ve-shachatzimah {וְשַׁחֲצִ֙ימָה֙ | wə-ša-ḥa-ṣî-māh}, and u-beit shemesh {וּבֵ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ | ū-bêṯ še-mēš} names geographic markers.

Root and etymology

house, place of dwelling

In contextJoshua 19:22

And the boundary reached Tabor, Shahatzimah, and Beth Shemesh, and the outgoings of their boundary were at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities along with their villages .

About this coordinate

Joshua 19:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 19:22, so the Hebrew word וּבֵ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ (uveit shemesh) 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.19.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.22.W6.S1) and character.