Joshua 19:48:3Josh.19.48.W3TAB
מַטֵּ֥ה
matteh
“of the tribe”
- Transliteration
- mat-TEH
- 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-TEH
- phraseyour reading level
mat-TEH be-NEI-DAN
- clause
ZOT na-cha-LAT mat-TEH be-NEI-DAN le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
ZOT na-cha-LAT mat-TEH be-NEI-DAN le-mish-pe-kho-TAM he-a-rim ha-E-leh ve-khats-re-HEN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative zot {זֹאת | zôṯ} ‘this’, introducing the possessive construct chain nachalat matteh bnei-Dan {נַחֲלַת מַטֵּה בְנֵי־דָן | naḥă·lâṯ maṭ·têh bᵊnê·Dān} ‘inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan’.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–ṭet–he
“stretch out, extend”
In context — Joshua 19:48
This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their clans ; these towns and their villages.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:48:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 19:48, so the Hebrew word מַטֵּ֥ה (matteh) 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.19.48.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.48.W3.S1) and character.