Joshua 13:33:1Josh.13.33.W1TAB
וּלְשֵׁ֙בֶט֙
uleshevet
“but to the tribe”
- Transliteration
- u-le-SHE-vet
- Extended
- oo-leh-SHEH-vet
- IPA
- /u.ləˈʃeːvet/
Meaning by language
- English
- but to the tribe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-le-SHE-vet
- clause
u-le-SHE-vet ha-le-VI lo-NA-tan mo-SHE na-cha-LA
- sentence
u-le-SHE-vet ha-le-VI lo-NA-tan mo-SHE na-cha-LA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL HU na-cha-la-TAM ka-a-sher di-BER la-HEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the fronted prepositional phrase uleshevet {וּלְשֵׁבֶט | wə-šē-ḇeṭ} “and to the tribe,” marking a contrastive topic: Levi is treated as an exception within the tribal allotments.
Root and etymology
consonants ש־ב־טShin–Bet–Tet
“staff, tribe”
In context — Joshua 13:33
And to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the LORD , the God of Israel , is their inheritance, just as He spoke to them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 13:33, so the Hebrew word וּלְשֵׁ֙בֶט֙ (uleshevet) 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.13.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.33.W1.S1) and character.