Joshua 21:41:4Josh.21.41.W4TAB
בְּת֖וֹךְ
betokh
“within”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- within
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH
- clause
KOL a-REI hal-vi-YIM be-TOKH a-khu-ZAT be-NEI-Yis-ra-EL
- sentence
KOL a-REI hal-vi-YIM be-TOKH a-khu-ZAT be-NEI-Yis-ra-EL a-RIM ar-ba-IM u-shmo-NEH u-mig-re-shei-HEN
Exegesis
The phrase bə-tōḵ aḥuzzat bə-nê yiśrā’ēl {בְּתוֹךְ אֲחֻזַּת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-tōḵ aḥuzzat bə-nê yiśrā’ēl} “within the inheritance of the sons of Israel” uses chained constructs to express spatial possession.
In context — Joshua 21:41
All the towns of the Levites within the inheritance of the sons of Israel were forty-eight in number, with their pastures .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:41:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 21:41, so the Hebrew word בְּת֖וֹךְ (betokh) 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.21.41.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.41.W4.S1) and character.