Joshua 21:16:1Josh.21.16.W1TAB
וְאֶת־עַ֣יִן
veetain
“and Ain”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-AIN
- Extended
- veh-EET-AH-yeen
- IPA
- /vəˈʔet.ˈʕajin/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Ain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-AIN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET-AIN ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- clause
ve-ET-AIN ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-yut-TA ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ET-BEIT SHE-mesh ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
ve-ET-AIN ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-yut-TA ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ET-BEIT SHE-mesh ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-REEM TE-sha me-ET she-NEI hash-she-va-TEEM ha-EI-le
Exegesis
The verse employs the direct-object marker ’et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} ‘object marker’ before each allotment item to specify Levitical placements.
Root and etymology
“spring, fountain”
In context — Joshua 21:16
Ain and its pasturelands , Juttah and its pasturelands, and Beth Shemesh and its pasturelands—nine towns from these two tribes .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:16, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־עַ֣יִן (veetain) 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.21.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.16.W1.S1) and character.