Joshua 22:14:11Josh.22.14.W11TAB
מַטּ֣וֹת
mattot
“tribes”
- Transliteration
- mat-TOT
- Extended
- maht-TOHT
- IPA
- /matˈtoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- tribes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mat-TOT
- phraseyour reading level
mat-TOT yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-a-sa-RA ne-si-IM im-MO na-SI e-KHAD na-SI e-KHAD le-VEIT AV le-KOL mat-TOT yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-a-sa-RA ne-si-IM im-MO na-SI e-KHAD na-SI e-KHAD le-VEIT AV le-KOL mat-TOT yis-ra-EL ve-ISH ROSH BEIT-a-vo-TAM hei-MAH le-al-FEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct chain lebeit av {לְבֵ֣ית אָ֔ב | lə·bêt ʾāḇ} and the parallel le-khol matot yisra'el {לְכֹ֖ל מַטּ֣וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | lə·ḵōl maṭṭōṯ yīsrāʾēl} specify allocation by father’s household across all tribal divisions.
In context — Joshua 22:14
With him were ten nesi'im , one chief from each of the tribes of Israel; each man was the head of his father’s household among the thousands of Israel.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 22:14, so the Hebrew word מַטּ֣וֹת (mattot) 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.22.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.14.W11.S1) and character.