Joshua 17:3:1Josh.17.3.W1TAB
וְלִצְלָפְחָד֩
velitslafkhad
“and to Zelophehad”
- Transliteration
- ve-lits-laf-KHAD
- Extended
- veh-lits-laf-KHAD
- IPA
- /və.lits.lafˈxad/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to Zelophehad
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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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-lits-laf-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lits-laf-KHAD ben-KHE-fer ben-gil-AD
- clause
ve-lits-laf-KHAD ben-KHE-fer ben-gil-AD ben-ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH lo-ha-YU LO ba-NIM KI im-ba-NOT
- sentence
ve-lits-laf-KHAD ben-KHE-fer ben-gil-AD ben-ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH lo-ha-YU LO ba-NIM KI im-ba-NOT ve-E-leh she-MOT be-no-TAV makh-LAH ve-no-AH khag-LAH mil-KAH ve-tir-TSAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve-litslofkhad {וְלִצְלָפְחָד֩ | wə-liṣəlāp̄ḥāḏ} ‘and to Zelophehad,’ a fronted prepositional phrase that topicalizes him within an inheritance setting. What follows is an extended lineage chain (ben-khefer …
In context — Joshua 17:3
As for Zelophehad , son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, there were no sons for him, but only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 17:3, so the Hebrew word וְלִצְלָפְחָד֩ (velitslafkhad) 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.17.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.3.W1.S1) and character.