Joshua 19:7:1Josh.19.7.W1TAB
עַ֥יִן
ayin
“Ain”
- Transliteration
- A-yin
- Extended
- A-hyin
- IPA
- /ˈʕajin/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ain
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-yin
- phraseyour reading level
A-yin rim-MON
- clause
A-yin rim-MON va-E-ter ve-a-SHAN
- sentence
A-yin rim-MON va-E-ter ve-a-SHAN a-RIM ar-BA ve-khats-re-HEN
Exegesis
The verse opens with a coordinate list of four place names—ayin {עַ֥יִן | ʿă-yîn} ‘Ain’, rimmon {רִמּ֖וֹן | rim-môn} ‘Rimmon’, wā-ʿe-ter {וָעֶ֣תֶר | wā-ʿe-ter} ‘and Eter’, and wə-ʿā-šān {וְעָשָׁ֑ן | wə-ʿā-šān} ‘and Ashan’—joined by the conjunction waw.
Root and etymology
RootAyin–Yod–Nun
“spring”
In context — Joshua 19:7
Ain, Rimmon, Eter, and Ashan—four towns and their villages .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 19:7, so the Hebrew word עַ֥יִן (ayin) 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.19.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.7.W1.S1) and character.