Joshua 15:12:10Josh.15.12.W10TAB
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃
lemishpekhotam
“according to their clans”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- Extended
- leh-mish-peh-KHOH-tahm
- IPA
- /ləmipəxˈθam/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- clause
ZE gvuL be-NEI-ye-hu-DA sa-VIV le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- sentence
u-gvuL YAM ha-ya-MAH ha-ga-DOL u-gvuL ZE gvuL be-NEI-ye-hu-DA sa-VIV le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
Exegesis
Finally, the phrase lə-mišpāḥōṯām {לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם | lə-mišpāḥōṯām} ‘according to their clans’ indicates subdivision by family. The repetition of ū-gĕvûl and the construct chain reflect Hebrew’s legal syntax for inheritance boundaries, which the English renders by grouping the boundary terms into a coherent list of perimeters.
In context — Joshua 15:12
The western boundary was the Great Sea , and this was the boundary of the sons of Judah all around according to their clans.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 15:12, 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.15.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.12.W10.S1) and character.