Joshua 19:23:3Josh.19.23.W3TAB
מַטֵּ֥ה
matte
“of the tribe”
- Transliteration
- mat-TE
- Extended
- maht-TEH
- IPA
- /matˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the tribe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mat-TE
- phraseyour reading level
mat-TE ve-NEI-yi-sa-SKHAR
- clause
ZOT na-kha-LAT mat-TE ve-NEI-yi-sa-SKHAR le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
ZOT na-kha-LAT mat-TE ve-NEI-yi-sa-SKHAR le-mish-pe-kho-TAM he-a-RIM ve-khats-re-HEN
Exegesis
The noun nakhalat {נַחֲלַת | naḥalāṯ} forms a construct chain with matteh {מַטֵּה | maṭṭēh}, yielding “inheritance of the tribe.”
Root and etymology
Rootnun–ṭet–he
“staff, branch, tribe”
In context — Joshua 19:23
This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, according to their families : the towns and their villages.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 19:23, so the Hebrew word מַטֵּ֥ה (matte) 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.19.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.23.W3.S1) and character.