מַטֵּ֥ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מַטֵּ֥ה

   mat-TE

   of the tribe
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מַטֵּ֥ה מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃

   mat-TE me-na-SHEH

   of the tribe of Manasseh
3. clause🔊 וְלַחֲצִ֖י מַטֵּ֥ה מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃

   ve-la-kha-TSI mat-TE me-na-SHEH

   and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh
4. sentence🔊 אָ֚ז יִקְרָ֣א יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖י וְלַגָּדִ֑י וְלַחֲצִ֖י מַטֵּ֥ה מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃

   AZ yik-RA ye-ho-SHU-a la-re-u-VE-ni ve-la-GA-di ve-la-kha-TSI mat-TE me-na-SHEH

   Then called Joshua to the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh

Exegesis

Yehoshua {יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ | Yəhōšûa} functions as the subject, and three coordinated prepositional phrases enumerate the addressees: la-reuveni {לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖י | lā-r’ū-ḇē-nî} ‘to the Reubenite’, ve-la-gadi {וְלַגָּדִ֑י | wə-lag-gā-dî} ‘and to the Gadite’, and ve-la-ḥatzi matteh Menasheh {וְלַחֲצִ֖י מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּֽׁה | wə-lă-ḥă-ṣî maṭ-tēh mə-nāš-šêh} ‘and to the half tribe of Manasseh’. The construct chain between ḥatzi and matteh denotes a divided portion, while the vav-lamed conjunctions indicate inclusion and coordination.

Root and etymology

n–ṭ–h🔊 נ־ט־הnun–tsade–heh

“branch, stick”

• 🔊 נָטָהnā-tāhto extendExodus 7:19