Numbers 14:6:3Num.14.6.W3TAB

וְכָלֵב֙

vekalev

and Caleb

Transliteration
ve-ka-LEV
Extended
veh-kah-LEV
IPA
/vəkaˈlev/

Meaning by language

English
and Caleb

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Result
וְ + כָ + לֵב֙
ve + ka + lev
vekalev

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ka-LEV

  2. clause

    vi-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH min-ha-ta-RIM et-ha-A-retz

  3. sentence

    vi-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH min-ha-ta-RIM et-ha-A-retz kar-U big-DEI-hem

Root and etymology

k-l-ḇkaf–lamed–bet

dog, devoted one

In contextNumbers 14:6

And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among the explorers of the land, tore their garments .

About this coordinate

Numbers 14:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 14:6, so the Hebrew word וְכָלֵב֙ (vekalev) 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.14.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.6.W3.S1) and character.