Joshua 21:7:3Josh.21.7.W3TAB
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֗ם
lemishpekhotam
“according to their clans”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- Extended
- leh-mish-peh-KHOH-tahm
- IPA
- /ləmispəxɔˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to 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
- sentence
li-vne me-ra-RI le-mish-pe-kho-TAM mi-ma-TE re-u-VEN u-mi-ma-TE-GAD u-mi-ma-TE ze-vu-LUN a-RIM shteim es-RE
Exegesis
The construct phrase lemishpechotam {לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | lə-mišpəḥōṯām} ‘according to their families’ indicates subdivision within the clan.
In context — Joshua 21:7
To the sons of Merari according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities were given.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 21:7, so the Hebrew word לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֗ם (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.21.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.7.W3.S1) and character.