Joshua 19:26:1Josh.19.26.W1TAB
וְאַֽלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ
vealamelekh
“and Allammelech”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-la-ME-lekh
- Extended
- veh-a-la-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /vəʔa.lamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Allammelech
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-la-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-la-ME-lekh ve-am-AD
- clause
ve-a-la-ME-lekh ve-am-AD u-mish-AL
- sentence
ve-a-la-ME-lekh ve-am-AD u-mish-AL u-pa-GA be-khar-MEL ha-ya-MAH u-ve-shi-KHOR liv-NAT
Exegesis
The verse presents a toponymic enumeration introduced by successive vav conjunctions, starting with ve’alammelekh {וְאַֽלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ | wə-ʾă-lam-me-leḵ} ‘and Alammelek’, ve’amad {וְעַמְעָ֖ד | wə-ʿam-ʿāḏ} ‘and Amad’, and u’mishal {וּמִשְׁאָ֑ל | u-mi-šä-’āl} ‘and Mishal’.
In context — Joshua 19:26
The boundary included Alammelek, Amad, and Mishal ; then it reached Carmel toward the sea and Shihor Libnath .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 19:26, so the Hebrew word וְאַֽלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (vealamelekh) 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.19.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.26.W1.S1) and character.