Joshua 20:1:3Josh.20.1.W3TAB
אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
elyehoshua
“to Joshua”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-SHU-a
- Extended
- el-yeh-ho-SHOO-ah
- IPA
- /ʔel.jəhoˈʃu.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Joshua
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ye-ho-SHU-a
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-ye-ho-SHU-a le-MOR
Exegesis
The prepositional construct el-yehoshua {אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ | ʾel yhô-shū-ʿāh} ’to Joshua’ marks the addressee.
Root and etymology
y-sh-ʿyod–shin–ayin
“Yahweh is salvation”
In context — Joshua 20:1
And the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying ,
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 20:1, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ (elyehoshua) 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.20.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.1.W3.S1) and character.