Joshua 17:5:2Josh.17.5.W2TAB
חַבְלֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה
khavleimenasheh
“portions of Manasseh”
- Transliteration
- khav-LEI-me-na-SHEH
- Extended
- khav-LEI-meh-na-SHEH
- IPA
- /χavˈlej.mənaˈʃe/
Meaning by language
- English
- portions of Manasseh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
khav-LEI-me-na-SHEH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yip-LU khav-LEI-me-na-SHEH
- clause
va-yip-LU khav-LEI-me-na-SHEH a-sa-RA
- sentence
va-yip-LU khav-LEI-me-na-SHEH a-sa-RA le-VAD me-E-retz hag-gil-AD ve-ha-ba-SHAN a-SHER me-E-ver la-yar-DEN
Exegesis
The construct phrase ḥav·lê Menasheh {חַבְלֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה | ḥăv·lê mə-nāš-šē} directly links “portions” to the tribe of Manasseh.
Root and etymology
“cord or portion”
In context — Joshua 17:5
And ten portions fell to Manasseh, apart the land of Gilead and Bashan that lies beyond the Jordan.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 17:5, so the Hebrew word חַבְלֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (khavleimenasheh) 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.17.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.5.W2.S1) and character.