Joshua 17:3:5Josh.17.3.W5TAB
בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה
benmenasheh
“son of Manasseh”
- Transliteration
- ben-me-na-SHEH
- Extended
- ben-meh-na-SHEH
- IPA
- /benmənaˈʃe/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Manasseh
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-me-na-SHEH
- 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
ben-menasheh {בֶּן־חֵ֨פֶר … בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה | ben-ḥēp̄er … ben-mənaššeh}) using repeated construct relationships to anchor his identity in the tribe.
Root and etymology
consonantsnun–shin–heh
“to forget”
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 17:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 17:3, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה (benmenasheh) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.3.W5.S1) and character.