Joshua 21:40:7Josh.21.40.W7TAB
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם
halviyim
“of the Levites”
- Transliteration
- hal-vi-YIM
- Extended
- hal-vee-YEEM
- IPA
- /halviˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the Levites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
hal-vi-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
mi-mish-pe-KHOT hal-vi-YIM
- 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 participle hannotārîm {הַנּוֹתָרִים | hannotārîm} ‘the remaining ones’ functions appositionally to clarify the specific subgroup, followed by mimmishpeḥōṯ ha-levīyim {מִמִּשְׁפְּחוֹת הַלְוִיִּם | mimmishpeḥōṯ ha-levīyim} ‘from the families of the Levites’, reinforcing tribal identity.
Root and etymology
l-v-hlamed–vav–heh
“joined”
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 21:40:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 21:40, so the Hebrew word הַלְוִיִּ֑ם (halviyim) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.40.W7.S1) and character.