Joshua 22:19:12Josh.22.19.W12TAB
וְהֵאָחֲז֖וּ
veheakhazu
“and take possession”
- Transliteration
- ve-he-a-kha-ZU
- Extended
- veh-heh-a-kha-ZOO
- IPA
- /vəhe.ʔaħaˈzuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and take possession
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-he-a-kha-ZU
- clause
ve-AKH im-te-ME-ah E-retz a-khu-ZAT-khem iv-RU la-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-ZAT Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER sha-KHAN-sham mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-a-kha-ZU be-to-KHE-nu
- sentence
ve-AKH im-te-ME-ah E-retz a-khu-ZAT-khem iv-RU la-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-ZAT Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER sha-KHAN-sham mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-a-kha-ZU be-to-KHE-nu u-va-Ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-o-TA-nu el-tim-RE-du biv-no-te-KHEM la-KHEM miz-BE-akh mi-bal-a-DEI miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive Niphal imperative ve-heachazu {וְהֵאָחֲזוּ | wə-hēʾăḥăzū} ‘and take possession’ extends the invitation.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet–zayin
“to seize, take hold”
In context — Joshua 22:19
But if the land in your possession is unclean, then cross into the land of the LORD where the tabernacle of the LORD stands, and take a possession among us. Only do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building an altar besides the altar of the LORD our God.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 22:19, so the Hebrew word וְהֵאָחֲז֖וּ (veheakhazu) 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.22.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.19.W12.S1) and character.