Joshua 17:4:9Josh.17.4.W9TAB
הַנְּשִׂיאִים֙
hanseiim
“the leaders”
- Transliteration
- han-se-i-IM
- Extended
- han-see-ee-EEM
- IPA
- /vəlifˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the leaders
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
han-se-i-IM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lif-NEI han-se-i-IM
- clause
va-tik-RAV-nah lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-lif-NEI ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-lif-NEI han-se-i-IM le-MOR Ye-ho-VAH tsi-VAH et-MO-sheh la-TET-la-NU na-cha-LAH be-TOKH a-KHEI-nu
- sentence
va-tik-RAV-nah lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-lif-NEI ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-lif-NEI han-se-i-IM le-MOR Ye-ho-VAH tsi-VAH et-MO-sheh la-TET-la-NU na-cha-LAH be-TOKH a-KHEI-nu va-yi-TEN la-HEM el-PI Ye-ho-VAH na-cha-LAH be-TOKH a-KHEI a-vi-HEN
Exegesis
The threefold lifnei {לִפְנֵי | lifnê} “before” introduces a list: Eleazar {אֶלְעָזָר | ʾel·ʿā·zār} the priest {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kô·hên}, Yehoshua {יְהוֹשֻׁעַ | yə-hō-šû·aʿ} son of Nun {בִּן־נוּן | bin-nûn}, and the leaders {הַנְּשִׂיאִים | ha-nə-šî·ʾîm}, establishing the judicial setting.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Joshua 17:4
And they came before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the leaders, saying, “The LORD commanded Moses to allot us an inheritance among our brothers.” So he gave them an inheritance according to the mouth of the LORD, among the brothers of their father.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 17:4, so the Hebrew word הַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ (hanseiim) 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.17.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.4.W9.S1) and character.