Joshua 13:29:4Josh.13.29.W4TAB
שֵׁ֣בֶט
shevet
“tribe”
- Transliteration
- SHE-vet
- Extended
- SHEE-vet
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːvet/
Meaning by language
- English
- tribe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
SHE-vet
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-vet me-na-SHEH
- clause
va-yi-TEN mo-SHEH la-kha-TSI SHE-vet me-na-SHEH
- sentence
va-yi-TEN mo-SHEH la-kha-TSI SHE-vet me-na-SHEH va-ye-HI la-kha-TSI ma-TEH be-NEI-me-na-SHEH le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
Shevet {שֵׁבֶט | šēweṭ} “tribe” coordinates with maṭṭēh {מַטֵּה | maṭṭēh} “branch” to clarify subgroups, while the construct bənē-Mənaššēh {בְנֵי־מְנַשֶּׁה | bənē-mənaššēh} “sons of Manasseh” specifies lineage.
Root and etymology
sh-b-ṭshin–bet–tav
“staff, tribe”
In context — Joshua 13:29
And Moses gave to half the tribe of Manasseh, and it became for half the branch of the descendants of Manasseh according to their families .
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 13:29, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֣בֶט (shevet) 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.13.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.29.W4.S1) and character.