Joshua 18:20:10Josh.18.20.W10TAB
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃
lemishpekhotam
“according to their families”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- Extended
- leh-mish-peh-khoh-TAM
- IPA
- /ləmiʃpəxoˈtam/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to their families
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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
le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- clause
ZOT na-kha-LAT be-NEI bin-ya-MIN lig-vu-lo-TE-ha sa-VIV le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
ve-ha-yar-DEN yig-BOL-O-to lif-AT-KED-ma ZOT na-kha-LAT be-NEI bin-ya-MIN lig-vu-lo-TE-ha sa-VIV le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
The construct ligvuloteyha {לִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֛יהָ | li-gvu-lō-tē-hā} ‘according to its boundaries’, the adverb saviv {סָבִיב | sā-vîv} ‘all around’, and the prepositional phrase lemishpechotam {לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם | lə-mish-pə-ḥō-tām} ‘by their families’ specify territorial limits. Hebrew’s construct chains and locative elements organize the boundary description, which is rendered in English by preserving spatial logic and sequence.
In context — Joshua 18:20
And the Jordan shall be its boundary on the eastern side; this is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to its boundaries all around by their families .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 18:20, so the Hebrew word לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ (lemishpekhotam) 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.18.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.20.W10.S1) and character.