Joshua 21:6:9Josh.21.6.W9TAB
מַטֵּ֨ה
matteh
“of the tribe of”
- Transliteration
- mat-TEH
- Extended
- maht-TEH
- IPA
- /matˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the tribe of
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 va-ba-SHAN
- sentence
ve-li-vne ger-SHON mi-mish-pe-KHOT mat-TEH-yi-sa-SKHAR u-mi-mat-TEH-a-SHER u-mi-mat-TEH naf-ta-LI u-me-kha-TSI mat-TEH me-na-SHEH va-ba-SHAN ba-go-RAL a-RIM she-LOSH es-REH
Exegesis
provides a source list: mimmishpechot {מִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹת | mim-miš-pə-ḥōṯ} ‘from the families of’ introduces the donor units, while maṭṭē {מַטֵּה | maṭ-ṭē} in construct with each tribal name organizes the list as successive contributors.
The phrase u-mechatsi matteh Menasheh {וּ֠מֵחֲצִי מַטֵּ֨ה מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה | ū-mē-ḥă-ṣî maṭ-ṭē mə-naš-šeh} ‘and from half (of) the tribe of Manasseh’ narrows the final source, and babashan {בַבָּשָׁן֙ | ba-bā-šān} ‘in Bashan’ locates that half-tribe geographically.
Root and etymology
consonantsnun–tet–heh
“stretch out”
In context — Joshua 21:6
And to the sons of Gershon, from the families of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from half the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, by lot, thirteen cities.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 21:6, so the Hebrew word מַטֵּ֨ה (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.21.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.6.W9.S1) and character.