Joshua 21:14:3Josh.21.14.W3TAB
וְאֶת־אֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ
veeteshtemoa
“and Eshtemoa”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-esh-te-MO-a
- Extended
- veh-EET-esh-teh-MOH-ah
- IPA
- /vəʔet.ʔeʃtəˈmo.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Eshtemoa
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-esh-te-MO-a
- sentence
ve-ET-YAT-tir ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-esh-te-MO-a ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
The verse exhibits a repeated coordination of the particle veʾet {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet} ‘and direct object marker’ to enumerate Levitical cities together with their lands.
Each proper noun—yattir {יַתִּר | yăṭ-ṭîr} and eshtemoa {אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ | ʾeš-te-mō-aʿ}—appears in construct relationship with migrashêha {מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ | mi-gra-šê-hā} ‘its pasturelands’, reflecting possession of city plus adjoining territory. The direct object marker has no independent English equivalent but signals specificity. This parallel syntax underscores the comprehensive allocation to the Levites.
Root and etymology
ש-מ-עš-m-ʿ
“to hear”
In context — Joshua 21:14
And Jattir with its pasturelands , and Eshtemoa with its pasturelands.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 21:14, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־אֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ (veeteshtemoa) 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.21.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.14.W3.S1) and character.