Joshua 17:8:9Josh.17.8.W9TAB
אֶפְרָֽיִם׃
efrayim
“of Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- ef-RA-yim
- Extended
- ef-RAA-yeem
- IPA
- /ʔɛfˈraːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ef-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NEI ef-RA-yim
- clause
ve-ta-PU-akh el-ge-VUL me-na-SHEH liv-NEI ef-RA-yim
- sentence
li-me-na-SHEH hai-TAH E-retz ta-PU-akh ve-ta-PU-akh el-ge-VUL me-na-SHEH liv-NEI ef-RA-yim
Exegesis
The final phrase libney efrayim {לִבְנֵי אֶפְרָיִם | lī-bənê ʾĕ-frā-yîm} marks the allottee. This Hebrew sequence foregrounds possession before boundary specification, which the English translations maintain by ordering the clauses to preserve the distinction between general territory and specific settlement allocation.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Joshua 17:8
The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself on the border of Manasseh went to the sons of Ephraim .
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 17:8, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ (efrayim) 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.17.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.8.W9.S1) and character.