Joshua 21:40:4Josh.21.40.W4TAB
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם
lemishpekhotam
“by their clans”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- Extended
- leh-mish-peh-KHOH-tahm
- IPA
- /ləmɪʃpəxoˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- by their clans
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- clause
KOL-he-a-RIM li-vne me-ra-RI le-mish-pe-KHO-tam ha-no-ta-RIM mi-mish-pe-KHOT hal-vi-YIM
- sentence
KOL-he-a-RIM li-vne me-ra-RI le-mish-pe-KHO-tam ha-no-ta-RIM mi-mish-pe-KHOT hal-vi-YIM va-ye-HI go-ra-LAM a-RIM shteim es-REH
Exegesis
The construct chain li-vnê Merārî le-mišpěḥōṯām {לִבְנֵי מְרָרִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | li-vnê Merārî le-mišpěḥōṯām} specifies recipients by clan and family using successive prepositional and construct relationships.
In context — Joshua 21:40
All the cities for the sons of Merari by their families—the remaining from the families of the Levites—and their lot was twelve cities.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:40:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 21:40, so the Hebrew word לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם (lemishpekhotam) 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.21.40.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.40.W4.S1) and character.