Joshua 13:14:2Josh.13.14.W2TAB
לְשֵׁ֣בֶט
leshevet
“to the tribe”
- Transliteration
- le-SHE-vet
- Extended
- leh-SHEH-vet
- IPA
- /ləˈʃeːvɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the tribe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-SHE-vet
- phraseyour reading level
le-SHE-vet ha-LE-vi
- clause
RAK le-SHE-vet ha-LE-vi LO na-TAN na-kha-LA
- sentence
RAK le-SHE-vet ha-LE-vi LO na-TAN na-kha-LA i-SHEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL HU na-kha-la-TO ka-a-SHER di-BER-LO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase leshevet hallevi {לְשֵׁבֶט הַלֵּוִי | lə-šê-vet ha-lē-vī} serves as an indirect object.
Root and etymology
š-b-ṭShin–Bet–Tet
“tribe, staff, rod”
In context — Joshua 13:14
To the tribe of Levi alone Moses gave no inheritance; instead, the fire-offerings of the LORD God of Israel are their inheritance, as He spoke to him.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 13:14, so the Hebrew word לְשֵׁ֣בֶט (leshevet) 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.13.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.14.W2.S1) and character.