Joshua 17:10:2Josh.17.10.W2TAB
לְאֶפְרַ֗יִם
leefrayim
“belonging to Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- le-ef-RA-yim
- Extended
- leh-ef-RAH-yeem
- IPA
- /lɛʔɛfˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- belonging to Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ef-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
NEG-bah le-ef-RA-yim
- clause
NEG-bah le-ef-RA-yim ve-tsa-fo-NAH lim-na-SHEH va-ye-HI ha-YAM ge-vu-LO
- sentence
NEG-bah le-ef-RA-yim ve-tsa-fo-NAH lim-na-SHEH va-ye-HI ha-YAM ge-vu-LO u-ve-a-SHER yif-ge-UN mits-tsa-FON u-ve-yi-sa-SKHAR mim-miz-RAKH
Exegesis
The passage opens with the directional adverb negba {נֶ֣גְבָּה | negbāh} ‘southward’ and the phrase leʾep̄rayim {לְאֶפְרַ֗יִם | ləʾep̄rayim} marking Ephraim’s southern boundary.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Joshua 17:10
Southward belonged to Ephraim, and northward to Manasseh. And the sea was its border. And in Asher they met from the north, and in Issachar from the east.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 17:10, so the Hebrew word לְאֶפְרַ֗יִם (leefrayim) 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.17.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.10.W2.S1) and character.