Joshua 22:14:1Josh.22.14.W1TAB
וַעֲשָׂרָ֤ה
vaasara
“and ten”
- Transliteration
- va-a-sa-RA
- Extended
- vah-a-sa-RAH
- IPA
- /vaʕa.saˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and ten
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-sa-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-sa-RA ne-si-IM
- clause
va-a-sa-RA ne-si-IM im-MO na-SI e-KHAD na-SI e-KHAD le-VEIT AV le-KOL mat-TOT yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-a-sa-RA ne-si-IM im-MO na-SI e-KHAD na-SI e-KHAD le-VEIT AV le-KOL mat-TOT yis-ra-EL ve-ISH ROSH BEIT-a-vo-TAM hei-MAH le-al-FEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive va'asarah {וַעֲשָׂרָ֤ה | wa·ʿă·sārâ} ‘and ten,’ introducing a sequential listing typical of historical narrative.
In context — Joshua 22:14
With him were ten nesi'im , one chief from each of the tribes of Israel; each man was the head of his father’s household among the thousands of Israel.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 22:14, so the Hebrew word וַעֲשָׂרָ֤ה (vaasara) 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.22.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.14.W1.S1) and character.