Joshua 21:26:1Josh.21.26.W1TAB
כָּל־עָרִ֥ים
kolareem
“all the cities”
- Transliteration
- KOL-a-REEM
- Extended
- KOHL-ah-REEHM
- IPA
- /kol.ʕaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the cities
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KOL-a-REEM
- phraseyour reading level
KOL-a-REEM E-ser
- clause
KOL-a-REEM E-ser u-mig-re-SHE-hen
- sentence
KOL-a-REEM E-ser u-mig-re-SHE-hen le-mish-pe-KHOT be-NEI-ke-HAT ha-no-ta-REEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the quantifier kol {כָּל | kâl} ‘all’ modifying eser arim {עֶשֶׂר עָרִים | ʿe·śer ʿā·rîm} ‘ten cities’.
Root and etymology
ʻ-r-yayin–resh–yod
“settlement”
In context — Joshua 21:26
All ten cities and their pasturelands were allocated to the families of the remaining sons of Kohath.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:26, so the Hebrew word כָּל־עָרִ֥ים (kolareem) 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.21.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.26.W1.S1) and character.