Joshua 21:25:2Josh.21.25.W2TAB
מַטֵּ֣ה
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 me-na-SHEH
- clause
u-mi-ma-kha-TSIT mat-TEH me-na-SHEH et-ta-NAKH ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-GAT-ri-MON ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
u-mi-ma-kha-TSIT mat-TEH me-na-SHEH et-ta-NAKH ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-GAT-ri-MON ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-RIM shte-YIM
Exegesis
This is followed by the construct phrase matteh Menasheh {מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה | maṭ-têh me-na-šeh} ‘tribe of Manasseh’, specifying the source territory.
Root and etymology
consonantsnun–tet–heh
“stretch out”
In context — Joshua 21:25
And from half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its pastureland and Gath-Rimmon and its pastureland, two cities .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 21:25, so the Hebrew word מַטֵּ֣ה (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.21.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.25.W2.S1) and character.