Numbers 13:16:12Num.13.16.W12TAB
יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃
yehoshua
“Joshua”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-SHU-a
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-SHOO-ah
- IPA
- /jəhoˈʃu.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Joshua
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-SHU-a
- clause
va-yik-RA mo-SHE le-ho-SHE-a bin-NUN ye-ho-SHU-a
- sentence
E-le she-MOT ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-sha-LAKH mo-SHE la-TUR et-ha-A-retz va-yik-RA mo-SHE le-ho-SHE-a bin-NUN ye-ho-SHU-a
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts with the vav-consecutive vayikra {וַיִּקְרָא | way-yik-rāʾ} ‘and he called,’ followed by lehoshea bin-nun Yehoshua {לְהוֹשֵׁעַ בִּן־נ֖וּן יְהוֹשֻׁעַ | lə-hō-šē-ʿa bin-nûn yəhō-šu-ʿa}, indicating Moses’ action of assigning Hoshea son of Nun a new name. This structure preserves the Hebrew word order and emphasizes the renaming event.
Root and etymology
Rootyod shin ayin
“YHWH saves”
In context — Numbers 13:16
These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua .
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 13:16, so the Hebrew word יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ (yehoshua) 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 Num.13.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.16.W12.S1) and character.