2 Samuel 16:5:92 Sam.16.5.W9TAB
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת
mimishpakhat
“from the clan of”
- Transliteration
- mi-mish-pa-KHA-t
- Extended
- mih-mihsh-pah-KHAHt
- IPA
- /mim.miʃpaˈħat/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the clan of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-mish-pa-KHA-t
- phraseyour reading level
mi-mish-pa-KHA-t BET-sha-UL
- clause
ve-hi-NE mi-SHAM ISH yo-TSE mi-mish-pa-KHA-t BET-sha-UL u-she-MO shim-E ben-ge-RA yo-TSE ya-TSO u-me-kal-LEL
- sentence
u-VA ha-ME-lekh da-VID ad-ba-khu-RIM ve-hi-NE mi-SHAM ISH yo-TSE mi-mish-pa-KHA-t BET-sha-UL u-she-MO shim-E ben-ge-RA yo-TSE ya-TSO u-me-kal-LEL
Exegesis
The construct chain mim-miš-p̄aḥat bêṯ-šāʾûl {מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת בֵּית־שָׁא֗וּל | mim-miš-p̄a-ḥat bêṯ-šāʾûl} links “clan” to “house of Saul,” highlighting lineage before the individual’s name appears.
Root and etymology
Rootsh-p-ch
“to spread out”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:5
And King David came to Bahurim. And behold , from there came a man from the family of the house of Saul, named Shimei son of Gera; he was coming out, coming out and cursing .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 16:5, so the Hebrew word מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת (mimishpakhat) 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 2 Sam.16.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.5.W9.S1) and character.