Joshua 19:4:3Josh.19.4.W3TAB
וְחָרְמָֽה׃
vekhormah
“and Hormah”
- Transliteration
- ve-khor-MAH
- Extended
- veh-khor-MAA
- IPA
- /vəħaʁˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Hormah
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khor-MAH
- sentence
ve-el-to-LAD u-ve-TUL ve-khor-MAH
Exegesis
Each proper noun—Eltolad {אֶלְתּוֹלַד | ʼel-tô-láḏ}, Betul {בְתוּל | bə-tûl}, and Hormah {חָרְמָה | khā-rə-mā}—stands in a paratactic sequence, reflecting Hebrew’s favor for repeated conjunctions in city lists. This structure assigns equal weight to each town within the tribal allotment roster. The translation must decide whether to mirror the repetition of “and” for fidelity (formal) or streamline for readability (dynamic).
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-mḥet–resh–mem
“ban; devoted destruction”
In context — Joshua 19:4
And Eltolad , and Betul, and Hormah .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 19:4, so the Hebrew word וְחָרְמָֽה׃ (vekhormah) 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.19.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.4.W3.S1) and character.