Joshua 21:18:3Josh.21.18.W3TAB
וְאֶת־עַלְמ֖וֹן
veetalmon
“and Almon”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-al-MON
- Extended
- veh-EET-ahl-MOHN
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːt.ʕalˈmoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Almon
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
ve-ET-al-MON
- clause
ET-a-na-TOT ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-al-MON ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
ET-a-na-TOT ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-al-MON ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-RIM ar-BA
Exegesis
The verse employs a coordinate structure introduced by the direct-object-marker et {אֶת | ʾet} with each place-name phrase.
In context — Joshua 21:18
Anathoth and its pasturelands , and Almon and its pasturelands — four cities in all.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 21:18, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־עַלְמ֖וֹן (veetalmon) 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.21.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.18.W3.S1) and character.