Joshua 22:16:18Josh.22.16.W18TAB
מִזְבֵּ֔חַ
mizbeakh
“an altar”
- Transliteration
- miz-BE-akh
- Extended
- miz-BEH-akh
- IPA
- /laˈxem/
Meaning by language
- English
- an altar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
miz-BE-akh
- clause
biv-no-te-KHEM la-KHEM miz-BE-akh lim-rad-KHEM ha-YOM ba-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
KOH am-RU KOL a-DAT Ye-ho-VAH MA-ha-MA-al ha-ZEH a-SHER me-al-TEM be-e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL la-SHUV ha-YOM mei-a-cha-REI Ye-ho-VAH biv-no-te-KHEM la-KHEM miz-BE-akh lim-rad-KHEM ha-YOM ba-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The phrase lāshūḇ hayōm mē’ăḥărê YHWH {לָשׁוּב הַיּוֹם מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהוָה | lāšūḇ hayyōm mē’ăḥărê Yəhōwāh} “to turn back today from following the LORD” serves as a circumstantial clause of manner, while bibbənōṯekem mizbēʼaḥ lirmādkem hayōm bəyəhôwâh {בִּבְנוֹתְכֶם מִזְבֵּחַ לִמְרָדְכֶם הַיּוֹם בַּיהוָה | bibbənōṯekem mizbēʼaḥ lirmādkem hayyōm bəyəhôwâh} “by building for yourselves an altar and rebelling today against the LORD” intensifies the accusation. The framing of YHWH at both opening and close underscores divine sovereignty and covenant fidelity.
Root and etymology
Rootzayin-bet-chet
“slaughter, sacrifice”
In context — Joshua 22:16
Thus declares the whole assembly of the LORD : “What is this breach of faith you have done against the God of Israel, that today you turn away from following the LORD by building an altar for yourselves and rebel against the LORD?”
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:16:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Joshua 22:16, so the Hebrew word מִזְבֵּ֔חַ (mizbeakh) 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.22.16.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.16.W18.S1) and character.