Joshua 23:6:1Josh.23.6.W1TAB
וַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣ם
vakhazaktem
“Therefore, be strong”
- Transliteration
- va-kha-zak-TEM
- Extended
- vah-kha-zakh-TEM
- IPA
- /vaħa.zaqˈtem/
Meaning by language
- English
- Therefore, be strong
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' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
va-kha-zak-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-kha-zak-TEM me-OD
- clause
va-kha-zak-TEM me-OD li-sh-MOR ve-la-a-SOT ET kol-ha-ka-TUV be-SE-fer to-RAT mo-SHEH
- sentence
va-kha-zak-TEM me-OD li-sh-MOR ve-la-a-SOT ET kol-ha-ka-TUV be-SE-fer to-RAT mo-SHEH le-vil-TI sur-mi-ME-nu ya-MIN u-se-MOL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive form vachazaqtem {וַחֲזַקְתֶּם | vaḥāzaqtem} functioning as a forceful imperative “and you shall be strong.”
In context — Joshua 23:6
Therefore be very strong to guard and practice everything written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you do not veer to the right or to the left.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 23:6, so the Hebrew word וַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣ם (vakhazaktem) 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.23.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.6.W1.S1) and character.