Joshua 21:12:5Josh.21.12.W5TAB
לְכָלֵ֥ב
lekalev
“to Caleb”
- Transliteration
- le-ka-LEV
- Extended
- leh-kha-LEV
- IPA
- /ləxaˈlev/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Caleb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
le-ka-LEV
- phraseyour reading level
le-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH
- clause
nat-NU le-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH ba-a-khu-za-TO
- sentence
ve-ET-se-DEH ha-IR ve-ET-kha-tse-RE-ha nat-NU le-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH ba-a-khu-za-TO
Exegesis
The recipient construction employs the preposition lə- {לְ | lə-} with the proper name Kalev {כָּלֵב | kālēḇ}, which links by genitival construct to ben {בֶּן | ben} and Yefunneh {יְפֻנֶּה | yəpunnē}.
In context — Joshua 21:12
But they gave the field of the city and its villages to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 21:12, so the Hebrew word לְכָלֵ֥ב (lekalev) 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.21.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.12.W5.S1) and character.