Joshua 16:9:2Josh.16.9.W2TAB
הַמִּבְדָּלוֹת֙
hamivdalot
“that were set apart”
- Transliteration
- ha-miv-da-LOT
- Extended
- hah-miv-daa-LOHT
- IPA
- /hamivdaˈlot/
Meaning by language
- English
- that were set apart
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-miv-da-LOT
- clause
ve-he-a-REEM ha-miv-da-LOT liv-NEI ef-RA-yim be-TOKH na-kha-LAT be-NEI-me-na-SHEH
- sentence
ve-he-a-REEM ha-miv-da-LOT liv-NEI ef-RA-yim be-TOKH na-kha-LAT be-NEI-me-na-SHEH kol-he-a-REEM ve-khats-re-HEN
Exegesis
The participial form hamivdalot {הַמִּבְדָּלוֹת | ham-mib-dā-lôṯ} ‘those being separated’ indicates passive allocation.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–dalet–lamed
“to separate, set apart”
In context — Joshua 16:9
And the cities that were set apart for the sons of Ephraim lay in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh; all the cities and their villages .
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 16:9, so the Hebrew word הַמִּבְדָּלוֹת֙ (hamivdalot) 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.16.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.9.W2.S1) and character.