Joshua 17:1:8Josh.17.1.W8TAB
לְמָכִיר֩
lemakhir
“to Machir”
- Transliteration
- le-ma-KHIR
- Extended
- leh-maa-KHEER
- IPA
- /ləmaˈxiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Machir
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
le-ma-KHIR
- phraseyour reading level
le-ma-KHIR be-KHOR me-na-SHEH
- clause
le-ma-KHIR be-KHOR me-na-SHEH a-VI ha-gil-AD KI HU ha-YA ISH mil-kha-MA va-ye-HI-LO ha-gil-AD ve-ha-ba-SHAN
- sentence
va-ye-HI ha-go-RAL le-ma-TEH me-na-SHEH ki-HU be-KHOR yo-SEF le-ma-KHIR be-KHOR me-na-SHEH a-VI ha-gil-AD KI HU ha-YA ISH mil-kha-MA va-ye-HI-LO ha-gil-AD ve-ha-ba-SHAN
Exegesis
The construct lĕmakhir avi higilad {לְמָכִיר אֲבִי הַגִּלְעָד | lə·mā·kîr ă·vî ha·gîl·’āḏ} ‘to Makir, father of Gilead’ establishes genealogical context.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–kaf–resh
“to sell”
In context — Joshua 17:1
Now the lot fell to the tribe of Manasseh because he was the firstborn of Joseph; and to Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh and father of Gilead—because he was a man of war—Gilead and Bashan were allotted.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 17:1, so the Hebrew word לְמָכִיר֩ (lemakhir) 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.17.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.1.W8.S1) and character.