Joshua 21:13:8Josh.21.13.W8TAB
אֶת־חֶבְר֖וֹן
etkhevron
“Hebron”
- Transliteration
- et-khev-RON
- Extended
- EET-khev-RON
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.xevˈroːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hebron
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-khev-RON
- clause
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN nat-NU et-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh et-khev-RON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN nat-NU et-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh et-khev-RON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-et-liv-NA ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
Each gift is marked by the direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾet} or ve-et {וְאֵת | wə-ʾet}, preserving the Hebrew enumeration.
Chevron {חֶבְרוֹן | khevrôn} and Livnah {לִבְנָה | līvnāh} name the specific grants, with migrasheha {מִגְרָשֶׁהָ | mīgrāšehā} “its pasturelands” repeated to emphasize parallel land allocations. The parallel structure underscores the formal distribution of cities and lands to the priestly clan.
Root and etymology
ח־ב־ר
“association, joining”
In context — Joshua 21:13
And to the sons of Aaron the priest , they gave Hebron and its pasturelands as a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah and its pasturelands.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 21:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־חֶבְר֖וֹן (etkhevron) 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.21.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.13.W8.S1) and character.