Joshua 17:12:4Josh.17.12.W4TAB
מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה
menasheh
“Manasseh”
- Transliteration
- me-na-SHEH
- Extended
- meh-nah-SHEH
- IPA
- /mənaˈʃe/
Meaning by language
- English
- Manasseh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-na-SHEH
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI me-na-SHEH
- clause
ve-LO yakh-LU be-NEI me-na-SHEH le-ho-RISH et-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh
- sentence
ve-LO yakh-LU be-NEI me-na-SHEH le-ho-RISH et-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh va-yo-EL hak-ke-na-a-NI la-SHE-vet ba-A-retz ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The verse begins with velo {וְלֹא | wə̆·lōʾ} ‘and not’, a negative conjunction marking inability, followed by yachlu {יָכְלוּ | yā·ka·lû} ‘they were able’ in the qal perfect with benei menashe {בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה | bə·nē mə·naš·šé} ‘sons of Manasseh’ as the collective subject.
Root and etymology
נ־שׁ־ה
“to cause to forget”
In context — Joshua 17:12
But the sons of Manasseh were not able to dispossess these cities, and the Canaanite resolved to remain in this land.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 17:12, so the Hebrew word מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה (menasheh) 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.17.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.12.W4.S1) and character.