Joshua 23:7:13Josh.23.7.W13TAB
תַעַבְד֔וּם
taavdum
“serve them”
- Transliteration
- ta-av-DUM
- Extended
- tah-av-DOOM
- IPA
- /taʕavˈduːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- serve them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ta-av-DUM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ta-av-DUM
- clause
u-VE-shem e-lo-HEI-hem lo-taz-KI-ru ve-LO tash-BI-u ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tish-ta-KHA-vu la-HEM
- sentence
le-vil-TI-VO bag-GO-yim ha-E-leh ha-nish-a-RIM ha-E-leh it-KHEM u-VE-shem e-lo-HEI-hem lo-taz-KI-ru ve-LO tash-BI-u ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tish-ta-KHA-vu la-HEM
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“to serve, work, worship”
In context — Joshua 23:7
So you must not mingle with these nations that remain among you; you must not invoke the name of their gods , nor swear by them, nor serve them, nor bow down to them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:7:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Joshua 23:7, so the Hebrew word תַעַבְד֔וּם (taavdum) 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.23.7.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.7.W13.S1) and character.