Joshua 23:10:3Josh.23.10.W3TAB
יִרְדָּף־אָ֑לֶף
yirdafalef
“will chase a thousand”
- Transliteration
- yir-DAF-A-lef
- Extended
- yeer-DAAF-AA-lef
- IPA
- /jirˈdaːf.ˈʔaːlɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- will chase a thousand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yir-DAF-A-lef
- clause
ISH-e-KHAD mi-KEM yir-DAF-A-lef
- sentence
ISH-e-KHAD mi-KEM yir-DAF-A-lef KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem HU ha-nil-KHAM la-KHEM ka-a-SHER di-BER la-KHEM
Exegesis
The verb yirdaf {יִרְדָּף | yir-dāf} ‘will chase’ paired with the quantified object alef {אָלֶף | ’ā-lēph} ‘thousand’ underscores a pattern of disproportionate pursuit.
Root and etymology
ר־ד־ף
“to pursue, chase”
In context — Joshua 23:10
One man of you will chase a thousand, for the LORD your God is he who fights for you, just as He promised to you.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 23:10, so the Hebrew word יִרְדָּף־אָ֑לֶף (yirdafalef) 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.23.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.10.W3.S1) and character.