Joshua 21:26:2Josh.21.26.W2TAB
עֶ֖שֶׂר
eser
“ten”
- Transliteration
- E-ser
- Extended
- EH-sehr
- IPA
- /ˈʕɛsɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- ten
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-ser
- 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’.
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 21:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 21:26, so the Hebrew word עֶ֖שֶׂר (eser) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.26.W2.S1) and character.