Joshua 13:24:3Josh.13.24.W3TAB
לְמַטֵּה־גָ֔ד
lematehgad
“to the tribe of Gad”
- Transliteration
- le-ma-TEH-GAD
- Extended
- leh-mah-TEH-GAAD
- IPA
- /ləmateˈːˈɡaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the tribe of Gad
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ma-TEH-GAD
- sentence
va-yi-TEN mo-SHEH le-ma-TEH-GAD liv-NEI-GAD le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
It is followed by the construct phrase lə-mattêh {לְמַטֵּה | lə-mat·têh} ’to the tribe’ in construct with Gad, establishing the recipient group at the tribal level.
Root and etymology
n-t-hnun–tav–he
“staff, branch; by extension tribe or division”
In context — Joshua 13:24
Moses gave the land to the tribe of Gad, to the sons of Gad, according to their clans .
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 13:24, so the Hebrew word לְמַטֵּה־גָ֔ד (lematehgad) 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.13.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.24.W3.S1) and character.