Joshua 13:24:5Josh.13.24.W5TAB
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃
lemishpekhotam
“according to their clans”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- Extended
- leh-mish-peh-khoh-TAM
- IPA
- /ləmiʃpəxoˈtam/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to their clans
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
va-yi-TEN mo-SHEH le-ma-TEH-GAD liv-NEI-GAD le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
Finally, lə-mišpeḥōṯām {לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | lə-miš·peḥō·ṯām} ’to their clans’ uses a feminine plural noun with a third person masculine plural suffix, marking further subdivision. The parallel prepositional structure in English preserves the hierarchical distribution and emphasizes the layered identity from tribe down to clan.
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 13:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 13:24, so the Hebrew word לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ (lemishpekhotam) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.24.W5.S1) and character.