Joshua 19:48:5Josh.19.48.W5TAB
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם
lemishpekhotam
“according to their clans”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- Extended
- leh-mish-peh-kho-TAAM
- IPA
- /ləmip.ˈχoːtaːm/
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
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 prepositional phrase le-mishpechotam {לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | lᵊ-miš·pə·ḥō·ṯā·m} ‘according to their clans’ specifies internal subdivisions, while the coordinated noun phrases he-arim ha-eleh {הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה | he·ʿǎ·rîm hā·ʾê·lleh} ‘these cities’ and ve-chatzreihen {וְחַצְרֵיהֶן | wə·ḥǎ·ṣre·he·n} ‘and their villages’ form a balanced listing. The translation adopts English SVO order yet preserves the Hebrew sequence from a general designation to a detailed geographic inventory.
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 19:48:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 19:48, so the Hebrew word לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם (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.19.48.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.48.W5.S1) and character.