Joshua 21:38:3Josh.21.38.W3TAB
מִקְלַ֣ט
miklat
“of refuge”
- Transliteration
- mik-LAT
- Extended
- mihk-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
u-mi-ma-TE-GAD ET-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh ET-ra-MOT ba-gil-AD ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
u-mi-ma-TE-GAD ET-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh ET-ra-MOT ba-gil-AD ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-ma-kha-NA-yim ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
Each et {אֶת | ʾet} marks a direct object, introducing ir miklat ha-rotzeakh {עִיר מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ | ʿîr mik-lāṭ hā-ro-ṣē-āḥ} ‘city of refuge for the manslayer.’
Root and etymology
q-l-ṭq-l-ṭ
“to shelter; receive”
In context — Joshua 21:38
From the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Ramoth in Gilead, with its pastures, and Mahanaim, with its pastures.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:38:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 21:38, 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.21.38.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.38.W3.S1) and character.