Joshua 21:11:10Josh.21.11.W10TAB

יְהוּדָ֑ה

yehuda

Judah

Transliteration
ye-hu-DA
Extended
yeh-hu-DAA
IPA
/jəhʊˈdaː/

Meaning by language

English
Judah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + הוּ + דָ֑ה
ye + hu + da
yehuda

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-hu-DA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-HAR ye-hu-DA

  3. clause

    va-yit-NU la-HEM ET-kir-YAT ar-BA a-VI ha-a-NOK HI khev-RON be-HAR ye-hu-DA

  4. sentence

    va-yit-NU la-HEM ET-kir-YAT ar-BA a-VI ha-a-NOK HI khev-RON be-HAR ye-hu-DA ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha se-vi-vo-TE-ha

Exegesis

The locative bə-hār yəhûḏāh {בְּהַר יְהוּדָה | bə-hār yəhûḏāh} specifies the hill country of Judah.

In contextJoshua 21:11

And they gave to them the city of Arba, father of the Anak , which is Hebron in the hill country of Judah, and its pasturelands around it.

About this coordinate

Joshua 21:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 21:11, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָ֑ה (yehuda) 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.21.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.11.W10.S1) and character.