Joshua 18:4:12Josh.18.4.W12TAB
לְפִ֥י
lefi
“according to”
- Transliteration
- le-FI
- Extended
- leh-FEE
- IPA
- /ləˈfiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-FI
- phraseyour reading level
le-FI na-cha-la-TAM
- clause
ve-esh-la-KHEM ve-ya-KU-mu ve-yit-hal-KHU va-A-RETs ve-yikh-te-VOO o-TAH le-FI na-cha-la-TAM ve-ya-VO-oo e-LAI
- sentence
ha-VOO la-KHEM she-lo-SHA a-na-SHIM la-sha-VET ve-esh-la-KHEM ve-ya-KU-mu ve-yit-hal-KHU va-A-RETs ve-yikh-te-VOO o-TAH le-FI na-cha-la-TAM ve-ya-VO-oo e-LAI
Exegesis
The construct lefi nachalatem {לְפִ֥י נַֽחֲלָתָ֖ם | lə-p̄î naḥa-la-ṯām} ‘according to their inheritance’ ties the documentation to tribal allotments.
In context — Joshua 18:4
Appoint three men for each tribe , and I will send them; let them rise and traverse the land and record it according to their inheritance , then let them come to me.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 18:4, so the Hebrew word לְפִ֥י (lefi) 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.18.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.4.W12.S1) and character.