Joshua 21:20:11Josh.21.20.W11TAB
אֶפְרָֽיִם׃
efrayim
“of Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- ef-RA-yim
- Extended
- ef-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛf.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Ephraim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ef-RA-yim
- clause
va-ye-HI a-REI go-ra-LAM mi-mat-TEH ef-RA-yim
- sentence
u-le-mish-pe-KHOT be-NEI-ke-HAT hal-vi-YIM ha-no-ta-RIM mib-NEI ke-HAT va-ye-HI a-REI go-ra-LAM mi-mat-TEH ef-RA-yim
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mimatteh Ephraim {מִמַּטֵּ֖ה אֶפְרָֽיִם | min-mat-tê ’e-p̄rā-yim} ‘from the tribe of Ephraim’ identifies the tribal source. English renderings break construct chains for clarity and preserve the participial nuance of hanotarim.
In context — Joshua 21:20
And the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites who remained , received the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 21:20, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ (efrayim) 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.21.20.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.20.W11.S1) and character.