Joshua 19:35:5Josh.19.35.W5TAB
וְחַמַּ֖ת
vechamat
“and Hammath”
- Transliteration
- ve-cha-MAT
- Extended
- veh-kha-MAAT
- IPA
- /vəħamˈmaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Hammath
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-cha-MAT
- clause
ha-tsi-DEEM TSEIR ve-cha-MAT ra-KAT ve-ki-na-RET
- sentence
ve-a-REI miv-TSAR ha-tsi-DEEM TSEIR ve-cha-MAT ra-KAT ve-ki-na-RET
Exegesis
Each additional toponym—tser {צֵר | ṣēr}, khammat {חַמַּת | ḥam-mmat}, rakkat {רַקַּת | raq-qat}, and kinneret {כִנָּרֶת | kin-nā-ret}—is introduced by ve {וְ | wə-}, forming an asyndetic list that emphasizes enumeration. English translates the construct chain as 'fortress towns' and preserves the series structure with coordinating conjunctions before the final item.
In context — Joshua 19:35
The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, and Kinnereth.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 19:35, so the Hebrew word וְחַמַּ֖ת (vechamat) 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.19.35.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.35.W5.S1) and character.