Joshua 23:6:8Josh.23.6.W8TAB
תּוֹרַ֣ת
torat
“of the law”
- Transliteration
- to-RAT
- Extended
- toh-RAHT
- IPA
- /toˈrat/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the law
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-RAT
- phraseyour reading level
to-RAT mo-SHEH
- 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 prepositional phrase be-sefer tôrat môšeh {בְּסֵפֶר תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה | bə-sefer tôrat môšeh} situates the command within Moses’ Law.
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 23:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 23:6, so the Hebrew word תּוֹרַ֣ת (torat) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.6.W8.S1) and character.