Joshua 22:30:5Josh.22.30.W5TAB
הָעֵדָ֜ה
haeda
“the congregation”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-DA
- Extended
- hah-eh-DAH
- IPA
- /ha.ʕeˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the congregation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-e-DA
- phraseyour reading level
u-ne-si-EI ha-e-DA
- clause
va-yish-MA PIN-khas ha-ko-HEN u-ne-si-EI ha-e-DA ve-ra-SHEI al-FEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER it-TO et-had-de-va-RIM a-SHER dib-ROO be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD u-ve-NEI-me-na-SHEH
- sentence
va-yish-MA PIN-khas ha-ko-HEN u-ne-si-EI ha-e-DA ve-ra-SHEI al-FEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER it-TO et-had-de-va-RIM a-SHER dib-ROO be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD u-ve-NEI-me-na-SHEH va-yi-TAV be-ei-NEI-hem
Exegesis
The construct chain u-nesiei ha-edah {וּנְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה | ū-ne-sī-ʾē hā-ʿē-dāh} ‘princes of the assembly’ and ve-rashei alfei Yisrael {וְרָאשֵׁי אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | wə-rō-šê-ʾ ʾal-p̄ē yi-srə-ʾēl} ‘chiefs of Israel’s thousands’ delineates hierarchical ranks.
Root and etymology
ע־ו־ד
“to testify”
In context — Joshua 22:30
Phinehas the priest, with the assembly’s princes and the chiefs of Israel’s thousands who were with him, heard the words spoken by the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh, and the report met with favor .
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:30:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 22:30, so the Hebrew word הָעֵדָ֜ה (haeda) 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.22.30.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.30.W5.S1) and character.