Joshua 17:6:3Josh.17.6.W3TAB
מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה
menasheh
“of Manasseh”
- Transliteration
- me-na-SHEH
- Extended
- meh-nah-SHEH
- IPA
- /mənäˈʃe/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Manasseh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
me-na-SHEH
- phraseyour reading level
be-NOT me-na-SHEH
- clause
KI be-NOT me-na-SHEH na-ha-LU na-ha-LA be-TOHKH ba-NAV
- sentence
KI be-NOT me-na-SHEH na-ha-LU na-ha-LA be-TOHKH ba-NAV ve-ER-ets hag-gil-AD ha-ye-TAH liv-NEI-me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM
Exegesis
It begins with bĕnôt menasheh {בְּנוֹת מְנַשֶּׁה | bə-nōṯ mə-năš-šêh} ‘daughters of Manasseh’, positioning the unexpected female heirs as the focus.
Root and etymology
נ־שׁ־ה
“to cause to forget”
In context — Joshua 17:6
For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons, and the land of Gilead belonged to the remaining sons of Manasseh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 17:6, so the Hebrew word מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה (menasheh) 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.17.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.6.W3.S1) and character.