Joshua 22:19:4Josh.22.19.W4TAB
אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֗ם
akhuzatkhem
“of your possession”
- Transliteration
- a-khu-ZAT-khem
- Extended
- a-khu-ZAHT-khem
- IPA
- /ʔăħuˈzːat.xɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of your possession
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-khu-ZAT-khem
- phraseyour reading level
E-retz a-khu-ZAT-khem
- 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 construct chain eretz achuzatchem {אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶם | ʾēreṣ ʾăḥûzaṯ-kəm} ‘land in your possession’ employs a feminine singular construct plus suffix to denote ownership.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-z
“to seize; hold fast”
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 22:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 22:19, so the Hebrew word אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֗ם (akhuzatkhem) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.19.W4.S1) and character.