Joshua 17:3:10Josh.17.3.W10TAB
אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת
imbanot
“but only daughters”
- Transliteration
- im-ba-NOT
- Extended
- im-baa-NOHT
- IPA
- /ʔim.baːˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- but only daughters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-ba-NOT
- phraseyour reading level
KI im-ba-NOT
- 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
ʾim-bānôṯ {כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת | kî ʾim-bānôṯ} creates a sharp restriction: not sons, but daughters.
Root and etymology
Rootb-n-h
“build, daughter”
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 17:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 17:3, so the Hebrew word אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת (imbanot) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.3.W10.S1) and character.