Joshua 22:20:8Josh.22.20.W8TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yisrael
“of Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-rah-EL
- IPA
- /vəʕalˈkol.ʕaˈdat/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-AL-KOL-a-DAT yis-ra-EL
- clause
ha-LO a-KHAN ben-ZE-rakh MA-al ma-AL ba-KHE-rem ve-AL-KOL-a-DAT yis-ra-EL ha-YA KA-tsef
- sentence
ha-LO a-KHAN ben-ZE-rakh MA-al ma-AL ba-KHE-rem ve-AL-KOL-a-DAT yis-ra-EL ha-YA KA-tsef ve-HU ISH e-KHAD LO GA-va ba-a-vo-NO
Exegesis
The phrase ba-kherem {בַּחֵ֔רֶם | baḥêrem} ‘concerning the devoted thing’ specifies the cultic ban, which extends we-al-kol-adat yiśrāʾēl {וְעַֽל־כָּל־עֲדַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | wə-ʿal-kol-ʿăḏāt yiśrāʾēl} ‘upon the whole assembly of Israel,’ indicating communal impact.
Root and etymology
YSRyod–shin–resh
“to strive or prevail”
In context — Joshua 22:20
Was it not Achan son of Zerah who acted unfaithfully regarding the devoted thing, so that fierce anger fell on the whole assembly of Israel? He was only one man, yet he did not perish alone in his iniquity.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 22:20, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yisrael) 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.22.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.20.W8.S1) and character.