Joshua 21:15:3Josh.21.15.W3TAB

וְאֶת־דְּבִ֖ר

veetdevir

and Debir

Transliteration
ve-ET-de-VIR
Extended
veh-EET-deh-VEER
IPA
/vəʔetdəˈvir/

Meaning by language

English
and Debir

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Result
וְ + אֶת + דְּ + בִ֖ר
ve + et + de + vir
veetdevir

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Daletd as in door
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ET-de-VIR

  2. sentence

    ve-ET-KHO-lon ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-de-VIR ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha

Exegesis

This verse is a continuation of a larger allocation list and consists of four coordinated constituents, each introduced by ve'et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾeṯ} ‘and (object marker)’. Hebrew uses ʾet to mark definite direct objects, so English represents the sequence primarily through coordination (“and”) rather than a visible object marker.

Root and etymology

ד־ב־רd-b-r

to speak

In contextJoshua 21:15

Holon , with its pastureland, and Debir , with its pastureland.

About this coordinate

Joshua 21:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 21:15, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־דְּבִ֖ר (veetdevir) 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.21.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.15.W3.S1) and character.