Joshua 16:8:14Josh.16.8.W14TAB
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃
lemishpekhotam
“by their families”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- Extended
- leh-mish-peh-kho-TAM
- IPA
- /ləmiʃ.pəxoˈtam/
Meaning by language
- English
- by their families
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
- clause
ZOT na-kha-LAT mat-TEH be-NEI e-fra-YIM le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
mi-ta-PU-ach ye-LEKH hag-GVUL ya-MAH NA-khal ka-NAH ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAV ha-ya-MAH ZOT na-kha-LAT mat-TEH be-NEI e-fra-YIM le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
The copular formula zōḏ {זֹ֗את | zōḏ} ‘this is’ introduces the identification clause of naḥălat maṭṭeh bənē-ʾeprayim lə-mišpəḥōṯām {נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם | naḥălat maṭṭeh bənē-ʾeprayim ləmišpəḥōṯām} ‘the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families’. The verse’s sequential boundary-description and concluding allocation formula reflect the legal-historical genre’s typical listing pattern, maintained in the translation’s parallel English structures.
In context — Joshua 16:8
From Tappuah the boundary runs westward to the wadi Kanah, and its outlets reach the Mediterranean ; this is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families.
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Joshua 16:8, 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.16.8.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.8.W14.S1) and character.