Joshua 19:32:8Josh.19.32.W8TAB
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃
lemishpekhotam
“according to their clans”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- Extended
- leh-mish-peh-khoh-TAM
- IPA
- /ləmipːəxoˈtaːm/
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 | |
| 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 naf-ta-LI le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
liv-NEI naf-ta-LI ya-TSA ha-go-RAL ha-shi-SHI liv-NEI naf-ta-LI le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
The second phrase reiterates the tribal designation before the prepositional construct lemishpechotam {לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | lə-miš-pə-ḥô-tām} ‘according to their clans’, which defines the kinship subdivisions used for distribution. This parallelism highlights the methodical allocation of territory by clan.
In context — Joshua 19:32
The sixth lot was cast for the sons of Naphtali according to their clans .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 19:32, 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.19.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.32.W8.S1) and character.