Joshua 22:5:6Josh.22.5.W6TAB
וְאֶת־הַתּוֹרָה֮
veethatorah
“and the law”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-ha-to-RAH
- Extended
- veh-EET-hah-toh-RAH
- IPA
- /ʔet.hamit͡sˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the law
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ET-ha-to-RAH
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-SOT et-ha-mits-VAH ve-ET-ha-to-RAH
- clause
RAK shim-RU me-OD la-a-SOT et-ha-mits-VAH ve-ET-ha-to-RAH a-SHER tsiv-VAH et-KHEM mo-SHEH E-ved-ye-ho-VAH le-a-ha-VAH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEY-khem ve-la-le-KHET be-KHOL-de-ra-KHAV ve-lish-MOR mits-vo-TAV u-le-dav-KA-vo
- sentence
RAK shim-RU me-OD la-a-SOT et-ha-mits-VAH ve-ET-ha-to-RAH a-SHER tsiv-VAH et-KHEM mo-SHEH E-ved-ye-ho-VAH le-a-ha-VAH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEY-khem ve-la-le-KHET be-KHOL-de-ra-KHAV ve-lish-MOR mits-vo-TAV u-le-dav-KA-vo u-le-av-DO be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-shkem
Exegesis
The infinitive construct la’asot {לַעֲשׂוֹת | la‘ăṣôt} ‘to do’ governs the coordinated direct objects ham-mitzvah {הַמִּצְוָה | hammîṣvāh} ‘the commandment’ and ha-torah {הַתּוֹרָה | hattôrāh} ‘the law’, each introduced by et {אֶת־ | ’et} and ve-et {וְאֶת־ | wə’et}.
Root and etymology
Rooty-r-h
“to teach, instruct”
In context — Joshua 22:5
Only be very diligent to carry out the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD charged you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to cleave to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 22:5, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הַתּוֹרָה֮ (veethatorah) 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.22.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.5.W6.S1) and character.