Joshua 17:3:4Josh.17.3.W4TAB
בֶּן־מָכִ֣יר
benmakhir
“son of Machir”
- Transliteration
- ben-ma-KHIR
- Extended
- ben-maa-KHEER
- IPA
- /benmaːˈxiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Machir
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ma-KHIR
- phraseyour reading level
ben-ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH
- 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
consonantsmem–kaf–resh
“to sell”
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 17:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 17:3, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־מָכִ֣יר (benmakhir) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.3.W4.S1) and character.