Joshua 21:30:5Josh.21.30.W5TAB
אֶת־עַבְדּ֖וֹן
etavdon
“Abdon”
- Transliteration
- et-av-DON
- Extended
- EET-av-DOHN
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.ʕavˈdon/
Meaning by language
- English
- Abdon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
et-av-DON
- clause
et-av-DON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
u-mi-ma-TEH a-SHER et-mish-AL ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha et-av-DON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
Each settlement is introduced by the direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} or the combined and-direct-object marker ve-et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet}, marking discrete objects.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-dʿayin–bet–dalet
“servant”
In context — Joshua 21:30
From the tribe of Asher came Mishal with its pasturelands and Avdon with its pasturelands.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:30:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 21:30, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עַבְדּ֖וֹן (etavdon) 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.21.30.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.30.W5.S1) and character.