Joshua 19:9:11Josh.19.9.W11TAB
מֵהֶ֔ם
mehhem
“for them”
- Transliteration
- meh-HEM
- Extended
- meh-HEHM
- IPA
- /meˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for them
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
meh-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
RAV meh-HEM
- clause
ki-ha-YA KHE-lek be-NEI-ye-hu-DA RAV meh-HEM va-yin-cha-LU ve-NEI-shim-ON be-TOkh na-cha-la-TAM
- sentence
meh-KHE-vel be-NEI ye-hu-DA na-cha-LAT be-NEI shim-ON ki-ha-YA KHE-lek be-NEI-ye-hu-DA RAV meh-HEM va-yin-cha-LU ve-NEI-shim-ON be-TOkh na-cha-la-TAM
Exegesis
The conjunction kihayah {כִּֽי־הָיָ֞ה | kî-hā-yā́(h)} ‘for it was’ introduces the causal clause where chelek {חֵ֤לֶק | ḥê-leq} ‘portion’ is described as rav {רַ֣ב | râb} ‘abundant’ relative to mehem {מֵהֶ֔ם | mê-hêm} ‘than them’.
In context — Joshua 19:9
From the portion of the sons of Judah came the inheritance of the sons of Simeon, for the portion of the sons of Judah was more abundant than they needed; therefore the sons of Simeon inherited amidst their inheritance.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 19:9, so the Hebrew word מֵהֶ֔ם (mehhem) 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.19.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.9.W11.S1) and character.