Joshua 21:32:12Josh.21.32.W12TAB
וְאֶת־קַרְתָּ֖ן
veetkartan
“and Kartan”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-kar-TAN
- Extended
- veh-EET-kar-TAHN
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːt.mig.raˈʃehaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Kartan
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-kar-TAN
- clause
u-mi-mat-TEH nafta-LI ET-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh ET-KE-desh ba-ga-LIL ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-kha-MOT DO-ar ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-kar-TAN ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
u-mi-mat-TEH nafta-LI ET-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh ET-KE-desh ba-ga-LIL ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-kha-MOT DO-ar ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-kar-TAN ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-RIM sha-LOSH
Exegesis
The direct object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} precedes the legal term ʿîr miqlátt hārōṣêaḥ {עִ֣יר מִקְלַ֣ט הָֽרֹצֵ֗חַ | ʿîr miq-lát hā-rō-ṣê-ʻaḥ}, “city of refuge for the manslayer.” The definite article on hārōṣêaḥ signals a class of persons rather than an individual.
Repeated coordination with wə-ʾet {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet} introduces each additional city and its associated pastureland miġrasêhā {מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ | mi-gra-še-hā}.
In context — Joshua 21:32
And from the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the manslayer , namely Kedesh in Galilee with its pastureland, Hammoth Dor with its pastureland, and Kartan with its pastureland—three cities in all.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:32:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 21:32, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־קַרְתָּ֖ן (veetkartan) 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.21.32.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.32.W12.S1) and character.