Joshua 17:2:11Josh.17.2.W11TAB
וְלִבְנֵי־חֵ֖פֶר
velivneikhefer
“and for the sons of Hepher”
- Transliteration
- ve-liv-NEI-KHE-fer
- Extended
- veh-leev-NEI-KHEH-fer
- IPA
- /vəlivˈneːˌħeːfɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and for the sons of Hepher
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-liv-NEI-KHE-fer
- clause
va-ye-HI liv-NEI me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM le-mish-pe-KHO-tam liv-NEI a-vi-e-ZER ve-liv-NEI-KHE-lek ve-liv-NEI-as-ri-EL ve-liv-NEI-SHE-khem ve-liv-NEI-KHE-fer ve-liv-NEI-she-mi-DA
- sentence
va-ye-HI liv-NEI me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM le-mish-pe-KHO-tam liv-NEI a-vi-e-ZER ve-liv-NEI-KHE-lek ve-liv-NEI-as-ri-EL ve-liv-NEI-SHE-khem ve-liv-NEI-KHE-fer ve-liv-NEI-she-mi-DA E-le be-NEI me-na-SHEH ben-YO-sef haz-za-kha-RIM le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
Exegesis
The phrase livnê Menashshê hanôtārîm lə-mishpechôtām {לִבְנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַנּוֹתָרִים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | livnē mĕ-naš-šê han-ô-tā-rîm lə-miš-pə-chô-tām} designates the subgroup of Manasseh as those remaining for distribution.
In context — Joshua 17:2
And it was for the remaining sons of Manasseh, according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer, and for the sons of Helek, and for the sons of Asriel, and for the sons of Shechem, and for the sons of Hepher, and for the sons of Shemida. These are the male descendants of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, according to their families.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 17:2, so the Hebrew word וְלִבְנֵי־חֵ֖פֶר (velivneikhefer) 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.17.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.2.W11.S1) and character.