Joshua 19:26:5Josh.19.26.W5TAB
בְּכַרְמֶל֙
bekharmel
“to Carmel”
- Transliteration
- be-khar-MEL
- Extended
- beh-khar-MEHL
- IPA
- /bəxarˈmɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Carmel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-khar-MEL
- phraseyour reading level
u-pa-GA be-khar-MEL
- clause
u-pa-GA be-khar-MEL ha-ya-MAH u-ve-shi-KHOR liv-NAT
- 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 verb u’pāga‘ {וּפָגַ֤ע | u-pā-ğa‘} ‘and reached/touched’ introduces directional clauses marked by the prepositional phrase be’karmel {בְּכַרְמֶל֙ | bə-ḵar-mel} ‘at Carmel’.
Root and etymology
k-r-mkaf–resh–mem
“vineyard, orchard”
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 19:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 19:26, so the Hebrew word בְּכַרְמֶל֙ (bekharmel) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.26.W5.S1) and character.