Joshua 22:28:5Josh.22.28.W5TAB
וְאֶל־דֹּרֹתֵ֖ינוּ
veeldoroteinu
“and to our generations”
- Transliteration
- ve-EL-do-ro-TEI-nu
- Extended
- veh-EL-doh-roh-TAY-noo
- IPA
- /vəʔɛl.doːroˈteːnu/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to our generations
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-EL-do-ro-TEI-nu
- clause
va-NO-mer ve-ha-YA ki-YO-mru e-LEI-nu ve-EL-do-ro-TEI-nu ma-KHAR
- sentence
va-NO-mer ve-ha-YA ki-YO-mru e-LEI-nu ve-EL-do-ro-TEI-nu ma-KHAR ve-a-MAR-nu re-U et-TAV-nit miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-a-SU a-vo-TEI-nu LO le-o-LA ve-LO le-ZE-vakh ki-ED HU bei-NEI-nu u-vei-NEI-khem
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed
“might, power”
In context — Joshua 22:28
And we said, “If in the future they speak to us or to our generations, we will say, ‘Look at the model of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made—not for burnt offerings nor for sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’”
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 22:28, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־דֹּרֹתֵ֖ינוּ (veeldoroteinu) 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.22.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.28.W5.S1) and character.