Joshua 22:12:10Josh.22.12.W10TAB
לַצָּבָֽא׃
latsava
“to war”
- Transliteration
- la-tsa-VA
- Extended
- lah-tsa-VAH
- IPA
- /la.tsaˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to war
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-tsa-VA
- clause
va-yi-ka-ha-LU kol-a-DAHT be-NEI-Yis-ra-EL shi-LO la-a-LOT a-lei-HEM la-tsa-VA
- sentence
va-yish-me-U be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yi-ka-ha-LU kol-a-DAHT be-NEI-Yis-ra-EL shi-LO la-a-LOT a-lei-HEM la-tsa-VA
Exegesis
The infinitive laalot {לַעֲל֥וֹת | la-ʿă-lôṯ}, combined with aleihem {עֲלֵיהֶם | ʿă-lê-hêm} and latsava {לַצָּבָֽא | la-ṣā-ḇā}, forms a purpose clause expressing movement toward organized conflict.
Root and etymology
Rootts-b-‘
“to muster”
In context — Joshua 22:12
When the sons of Israel heard, the whole congregation of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go up to war against them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 22:12, so the Hebrew word לַצָּבָֽא׃ (latsava) 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.22.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.12.W10.S1) and character.