Joshua 22:19:20Josh.22.19.W20TAB
מִזְבֵּ֔חַ
mizbeakh
“an altar”
- Transliteration
- miz-BE-akh
- Extended
- miz-BEH-akh
- IPA
- /mizˈbeːaħ/
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
miz-BE-akh
- clause
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
- 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 closing phrase mibba-ladei mizbach YHWH eloheinu {מִבַּלְעֲדֵי מִזְבַּח יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ | mibba-lʿa-dē mizbāaḥ Yəhōwāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-nû} ‘apart from the altar of the LORD our God’ underscores exclusive worship.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥ
“to slaughter”
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 22:19:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Joshua 22:19, 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.22.19.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.19.W20.S1) and character.