Joshua 21:13:6Josh.21.13.W6TAB
מִקְלַ֣ט
miklat
“of refuge”
- Transliteration
- mik-LAT
- Extended
- mikh-LAHT
- IPA
- /miqˈlat/
Meaning by language
- English
- of refuge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mik-LAT
- phraseyour reading level
mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh
- clause
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN nat-NU et-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh et-khev-RON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN nat-NU et-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh et-khev-RON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-et-liv-NA ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
The construct phrase ir miklat ha-rotseach {עִיר מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵחַ | ʿîr mîklat hā-rōṣēaḥ} “city of refuge for the manslayer” links the legal designation with its intended beneficiary.
Root and etymology
q-l-tqof–lamed–tet
“to take in”
In context — Joshua 21:13
And to the sons of Aaron the priest , they gave Hebron and its pasturelands as a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah and its pasturelands.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 21:13, so the Hebrew word מִקְלַ֣ט (miklat) 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.21.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.13.W6.S1) and character.