Joshua 22:9:5Josh.22.9.W5TAB
וַחֲצִ֣י
vakhatsi
“and the half”
- Transliteration
- va-kha-TSI
- Extended
- vah-kha-TSEE
- IPA
- /vaħaˈtsi/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the half
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-kha-TSI
- phraseyour reading level
va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH
- clause
va-ya-SHU-vu va-ye-LE-khu be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH me-ET be-NEI yis-ra-EL mi-shi-LO a-SHER be-E-retz-ke-na-AN
- sentence
va-ya-SHU-vu va-ye-LE-khu be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH me-ET be-NEI yis-ra-EL mi-shi-LO a-SHER be-E-retz-ke-na-AN la-le-KHET el-E-retz hag-gil-AD el-E-retz a-khu-za-TAM a-SHER no-a-kha-ZU-VAH al-PI Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh
Root and etymology
ḥ–ṣ–ychet–tsade–yod
“half”
In context — Joshua 22:9
So the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the people of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and went to Gilead, to the territory they possessed by the command of the LORD through Moses.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 22:9, so the Hebrew word וַחֲצִ֣י (vakhatsi) 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.22.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.9.W5.S1) and character.