Joshua 19:50:7Josh.19.50.W7TAB
שָׁאָ֔ל
shaal
“he asked”
- Transliteration
- sha-AL
- Extended
- sha-AHL
- IPA
- /ʃaˈʔaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- he asked
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-AL
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER sha-AL
- clause
al-PI Ye-ho-VAH nat-NU LO et-ha-IR a-SHER sha-AL et-TIM-nat-SE-rakh be-HAR ef-RA-yim
- sentence
al-PI Ye-ho-VAH nat-NU LO et-ha-IR a-SHER sha-AL et-TIM-nat-SE-rakh be-HAR ef-RA-yim va-yiv-NEH et-ha-IR va-ye-SHEV BAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} marks the following noun ha-ir {הָעִיר | hā-ʾîr} ‘the city’ as object, and the relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘which’ specifies the action of sha’al {שָׁאַל | šā’āl} ‘he asked’.
Root and etymology
sh-’-lshin–aleph–lamed
“to ask, request”
In context — Joshua 19:50
According to the command of the LORD , they gave him the city he asked for, Timnath-Serah in the hill country of Ephraim, and he built the city and lived in it.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:50:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 19:50, so the Hebrew word שָׁאָ֔ל (shaal) 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.19.50.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.50.W7.S1) and character.