Joshua 21:4:9Josh.21.4.W9TAB
מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם
minhalviyim
“from the Levites”
- Transliteration
- min-hal-vi-YIM
- Extended
- min-hal-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /min-hal.viˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
min-hal-vi-YIM
- clause
va-ye-HI liv-NEI a-ha-RON hak-ko-HEN min-hal-vi-YIM mi-mat-TE ye-hu-DA u-mi-mat-TE hash-shim-o-NI u-mi-mat-TE bin-ya-MIN bag-go-RAL a-RIM she-LOSH es-REH
- sentence
va-ye-TSE hag-go-RAL le-mish-pe-KHOT hak-ke-ha-TI va-ye-HI liv-NEI a-ha-RON hak-ko-HEN min-hal-vi-YIM mi-mat-TE ye-hu-DA u-mi-mat-TE hash-shim-o-NI u-mi-mat-TE bin-ya-MIN bag-go-RAL a-RIM she-LOSH es-REH
Exegesis
Subsequent coordinated prepositional phrases introduced by min {מִן־} and ūmin {וּמִן־} ‘from’ enumerate the tribal sources (Judah, Simeon, Benjamin).
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–vav–yod
“joined, attached”
In context — Joshua 21:4
And the lot came out for the Kohathite families and fell to the sons of Aaron the priest among the Levites, from the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Simeon, and the tribe of Benjamin, assigning thirteen cities .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 21:4, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם (minhalviyim) 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.21.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.4.W9.S1) and character.