Joshua 18:10:13Josh.18.10.W13TAB
כְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃
kemakhlektam
“according to their divisions”
- Transliteration
- ke-makh-lek-TAM
- Extended
- keh-makh-lek-TAHM
- IPA
- /kəmaxləkˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to their divisions
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-makh-lek-TAM
- clause
va-ya-KHA-lek-SHAM ye-ho-SHU-a et-ha-A-retz liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ke-makh-lek-TAM
- sentence
va-yash-LEKH la-HEM ye-ho-SHU-a go-RAL be-shi-LO lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-KHA-lek-SHAM ye-ho-SHU-a et-ha-A-retz liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ke-makh-lek-TAM
Exegesis
The construct livnei Yisrael {לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | liv-nê yiś-rā-’ēl} defines the beneficiaries, and kemachlekotam {כְּמַחְלְקֹתָם | kə-maḥ-lə-qō-tām} specifies the tribal allotment principle rendered “according to their divisions.”
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-qḥ-l-q
“to divide”
In context — Joshua 18:10
And Joshua cast the lot for them at Shiloh before the LORD , and there Joshua apportioned the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Joshua 18:10, so the Hebrew word כְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃ (kemakhlektam) 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.18.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.10.W13.S1) and character.