Joshua 17:3:14Josh.17.3.W14TAB
מַחְלָ֣ה
makhlah
“Mahlah”
- Transliteration
- makh-LAH
- Extended
- makh-LAH
- IPA
- /maħˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Mahlah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
makh-LAH
- phraseyour reading level
makh-LAH ve-no-AH
- clause
ve-E-leh she-MOT be-no-TAV makh-LAH ve-no-AH khag-LAH mil-KAH ve-tir-TSAH
- 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
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 17:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Joshua 17:3, so the Hebrew word מַחְלָ֣ה (makhlah) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.3.W14.S1) and character.