Joshua 23:1:8Josh.23.1.W8TAB
מִכָּל־אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם
mikaloivehem
“from all their enemies”
- Transliteration
- mi-KAL-oi-ve-HEM
- Extended
- mee-KAHL-oi-veh-HEHM
- IPA
- /mikˈkal-ʔojvəˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from all their enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-KAL-oi-ve-HEM
- clause
va-ye-HI mi-ya-MIM ra-BIM a-kha-REI a-SHER-he-NI-akh Ye-ho-VAH le-yis-ra-EL mi-KAL-oi-ve-HEM mi-sa-VIV
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-ya-MIM ra-BIM a-kha-REI a-SHER-he-NI-akh Ye-ho-VAH le-yis-ra-EL mi-KAL-oi-ve-HEM mi-sa-VIV vi-ye-ho-SHU-a za-KEN BA ba-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The sequence leyisrael {לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | lᵉyiśrāʾēl} with mikkol-oyveyhem misabiv {מִכָּל־אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם מִסָּבִ֑יב | mikkol-ʾōyḇêhem misāḇîḇ} ‘from all their enemies from around’ intensifies the scope: total (kol) and comprehensive in space (misāḇîḇ).
In context — Joshua 23:1
And it came to pass, after many days, after the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies all around, that Joshua was old , advanced in days.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 23:1, so the Hebrew word מִכָּל־אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם (mikaloivehem) 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.23.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.1.W8.S1) and character.