Joshua 21:9:4Josh.21.9.W4TAB
יְהוּדָ֔ה
yehudah
“of Judah”
- Transliteration
- ye-hu-DAH
- Extended
- yeh-hu-DAA
- IPA
- /jəh.uˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Judah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-hu-DAH
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI ye-hu-DAH
- clause
va-yit-NU mi-ma-TEH be-NEI ye-hu-DAH u-mi-ma-TEH be-NEI shim-ON
- sentence
va-yit-NU mi-ma-TEH be-NEI ye-hu-DAH u-mi-ma-TEH be-NEI shim-ON ET he-a-REEM ha-EH-leh a-sher-yik-RA et-HEN be-SHEM
Exegesis
The parallel construct expressions mimmatteh benei Yehudah {מִמַּטֵּה בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה | mimmāṭṭē bənê Yᵉhūḏāh} “from the tribe of the sons of Judah” and ūmimmatteh benei Shim‘on {וּמִמַּטֵּה בְּנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן | ūmimmāṭṭē bənê Šimʿôn} “and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon” set up the tribal sources.
In context — Joshua 21:9
And they gave from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon these towns , which are listed by name .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 21:9, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָ֔ה (yehudah) 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.21.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.9.W4.S1) and character.