Joshua 13:29:8Josh.13.29.W8TAB
מַטֵּ֥ה
mateh
“of the clan”
- Transliteration
- ma-TEH
- Extended
- mah-TEH
- IPA
- /maˈte/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the clan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
ma-TEH
- phraseyour reading level
ma-TEH be-NEI-me-na-SHEH
- clause
va-ye-HI la-kha-TSI ma-TEH be-NEI-me-na-SHEH le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- 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
n-t-hnun–tav–he
“staff, branch; by extension tribe or division”
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 13:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 13:29, so the Hebrew word מַטֵּ֥ה (mateh) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.29.W8.S1) and character.