Joshua 20:7:5Josh.20.7.W5TAB
וְאֶת־שְׁכֶ֖ם
veet shekhem
“and Shechem”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET she-KHEM
- Extended
- veh-EET sheh-KHEM
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːt ʃɛˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Shechem
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET she-KHEM
- clause
va-yak-di-SHU et-KE-desh ba-ga-LIL be-HAR naf-ta-LI ve-ET she-KHEM be-HAR ef-ra-YIM
- sentence
va-yak-di-SHU et-KE-desh ba-ga-LIL be-HAR naf-ta-LI ve-ET she-KHEM be-HAR ef-ra-YIM ve-ET kir-YAT ar-BA hi KHEV-ron be-HAR ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marks each city as a direct object in a rhythmic triadic parallel.
In context — Joshua 20:7
So they consecrated Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba —it is Hebron—in the hill country of Judah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 20:7, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־שְׁכֶ֖ם (veet shekhem) 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.20.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.7.W5.S1) and character.