Joshua 15:20:5Josh.15.20.W5TAB
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃
lemishpekhotam
“according to their clans”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- Extended
- leh-mish-peh-KHOH-tahm
- IPA
- /ləmip.pəxoˈtaːm/
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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Word in context
- word
le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- sentence
ZOT na-ha-LAT mat-TEH be-NEI-ye-hu-DA le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
Exegesis
The preposition le- plus mishpechotam {לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | lə-miš-pə-ḥō-ṯām} ‘according to their clans’ specifies the internal distribution formula. Hebrew’s chain of construct forms yields a concise legal summary that English renders with prepositional phrases to clarify hierarchical relationships.
In context — Joshua 15:20
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah, according to their clans .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 15:20, 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.15.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.20.W5.S1) and character.