Joshua 21:10:12Josh.21.10.W12TAB
רִיאשֹׁנָֽה׃
rishona
“first”
- Transliteration
- ri-sho-NA
- Extended
- ree-shoh-NAA
- IPA
- /riʔoˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- first
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ri-sho-NA
- clause
ki la-HEM ha-YA hag-go-RAL ri-sho-NA
- sentence
va-ye-HI li-vne a-ha-RON mi-mish-pe-KHOTE hak-ke-ha-TI mi-vne le-VI ki la-HEM ha-YA hag-go-RAL ri-sho-NA
In context — Joshua 21:10
And the sons of Aaron from the families of the Kohathite from the sons of Levi had the first lot , because it was theirs.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 21:10, so the Hebrew word רִיאשֹׁנָֽה׃ (rishona) 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.21.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.10.W12.S1) and character.