Joshua 21:40:1Josh.21.40.W1TAB
כָּל־הֶ֨עָרִ֜ים
kolhearim
“All the cities”
- Transliteration
- KOL-he-a-RIM
- Extended
- KOHL-heh-aa-REEM
- IPA
- /kol.he.ʔaˈriːm/
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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-he-a-RIM
- clause
KOL-he-a-RIM li-vne me-ra-RI le-mish-pe-KHO-tam ha-no-ta-RIM mi-mish-pe-KHOT hal-vi-YIM
- sentence
KOL-he-a-RIM li-vne me-ra-RI le-mish-pe-KHO-tam ha-no-ta-RIM mi-mish-pe-KHOT hal-vi-YIM va-ye-HI go-ra-LAM a-RIM shteim es-REH
Exegesis
The verse opens with kol-heʾărîm {כָּל־הֶעָרִים | kol-heʾărîm} ‘all the cities’, where the maqqef unites the quantifier and noun for inclusive emphasis.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-yayin–resh–yod
“city, settlement”
In context — Joshua 21:40
All the cities for the sons of Merari by their families—the remaining from the families of the Levites—and their lot was twelve cities.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:40:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:40, so the Hebrew word כָּל־הֶ֨עָרִ֜ים (kolhearim) 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.21.40.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.40.W1.S1) and character.