Joshua 22:4:13Josh.22.4.W13TAB
לְאָהֳלֵיכֶ֗ם
leaholeikhem
“to your tents”
- Transliteration
- le-a-ho-lei-KHEM
- Extended
- leh-ah-hoh-lei-KHEM
- IPA
- /ləʔaħoˈleːxem/
Meaning by language
- English
- to your tents
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Qamets | reduced 'oh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
le-a-ho-lei-KHEM
- clause
ve-a-TAH pe-NU u-le-KHU la-KHEM le-a-ho-lei-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-zat-KHEM a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH be-E-ver ha-yar-DEN
- sentence
ve-a-TAH he-NI-akh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-a-khei-KHEM ka-a-SHER di-BER la-HEM ve-a-TAH pe-NU u-le-KHU la-KHEM le-a-ho-lei-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-zat-KHEM a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH be-E-ver ha-yar-DEN
Exegesis
The imperatives penu ûleku {פְּנוּ וּלְכוּ | pə-nû û-le-kû} ‘turn and go’ guide action, followed by the locative la-khem le-aholei-khem {לָכֶם לְאָהֳלֵיכֶם | la-khem lə-ʾā-hō-lê-yhem} ‘to your tents.’
Root and etymology
ʾ-h-l
“tent, dwelling”
In context — Joshua 22:4
And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brothers, just as He spoke to them. So turn back now and go to your tents, to the land of your possession , which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Joshua 22:4, so the Hebrew word לְאָהֳלֵיכֶ֗ם (leaholeikhem) 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.22.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.4.W13.S1) and character.