Joshua 14:2:10Josh.14.2.W10TAB
הַמַּטֶּֽה׃
hamatteh
“tribe”
- Transliteration
- ha-mat-TEH
- Extended
- hah-mat-TEH
- IPA
- /hamatˈte/
Meaning by language
- English
- tribe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mat-TEH
- phraseyour reading level
va-kha-TSI ha-mat-TEH
- clause
ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh le-tish-AT ha-mat-TOT va-kha-TSI ha-mat-TEH
- sentence
be-go-RAL na-kha-la-TAM ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh le-tish-AT ha-mat-TOT va-kha-TSI ha-mat-TEH
Exegesis
Finally, the sequence le-tishat hamattot vachatsi hamateh {לְתִשְׁעַ֥ת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת וַחֲצִ֥י הַמַּטֶּֽה | lə-ṯîš̄-ʿat ham-maṭ-ṭōt va-ḥă-ṣî ham-maṭ-ṭeh} 'to the nine tribes and the half-tribe' enumerates recipients using a construct chain to bind numerals to nouns. In English, the instrumental phrase follows the verb to preserve the Hebrew emphasis on divine command, while the recipient list is placed at the end for natural readability.
Root and etymology
RootNun-Tet-Heh
“tribe”
In context — Joshua 14:2
Their inheritance was apportioned by lot, just as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, to the nine tribes and the half-tribe .
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 14:2, so the Hebrew word הַמַּטֶּֽה׃ (hamatteh) 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.14.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.2.W10.S1) and character.