Joshua 19:17:7Josh.19.17.W7TAB
לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם׃
lemishpekhotam
“according to their clans”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- Extended
- leh-mish-peh-KHOH-tam
- IPA
- /ləmiʃpəxoˈtam/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to their clans
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
liv-NEI yi-sa-SKAR le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- sentence
le-yi-sa-SKAR ya-TSA ha-go-RAL har-vee-EE liv-NEI yi-sa-SKAR le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
Exegesis
A second prepositional phrase li-vnê Yiśśākhar {לִבְנֵי יִשָׂשכָ֖ר | li-və-nê yiśśākhar} ‘to the sons of Issachar’ identifies the tribal group, and le-miš-pə-ḥō-tām {לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם | lə-miš-pə-ḥō-tām} ‘to their clans’ specifies the subdivision. Hebrew’s fronting of indirect objects contrasts with English subject–verb–object order, which was chosen to improve clarity without losing emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–pe–chet
“clan”
In context — Joshua 19:17
For Issachar the fourth lot came out for the sons of Issachar according to their clans .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 19:17, so the Hebrew word לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם׃ (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.19.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.17.W7.S1) and character.