Joshua 16:5:4Josh.16.5.W4TAB
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם
lemishpekhotam
“by their clans”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- Extended
- leh-mish-peh-KHOH-tahm
- IPA
- /ləmipəxoˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- by 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
va-ye-HI ge-VUL be-NEI-ef-RA-yim le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- sentence
va-ye-HI ge-VUL be-NEI-ef-RA-yim le-mish-pe-KHO-tam va-ye-HI ge-VUL na-ha-la-TAM miz-RA-kha at-ROT a-DAR ad-BEIT kho-RON el-YON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase le-mishpechotam {לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | lə·mi·šə·pḥō·ṯā·m} indicates subdivision by lineage, and the similarly marked nachalatam {נַחֲלָתָם | na·ḥa·lā·ṯām} denotes ownership within the covenant allotment.
In context — Joshua 16:5
And the border of the sons of Ephraim, according to their clans , was as follows: The border of their inheritance was eastward from Ataroth Addar to Upper Beth Horon.
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 16:5, so the Hebrew word לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם (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.16.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.5.W4.S1) and character.