Joshua 22:21:9Josh.22.21.W9TAB
אַלְפֵ֥י
alfei
“thousands of”
- Transliteration
- al-FEI
- Extended
- al-FEI
- IPA
- /ʔalˈfeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- thousands of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
al-FEI
- phraseyour reading level
al-FEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ye-da-be-RU et-ra-SHEI al-FEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-a-NU be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH va-ye-da-be-RU et-ra-SHEI al-FEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The object phrase et rashei alfei Yisrael {אֶת־רָאשֵׁי אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾeṯ rā-šê ʾal-p̄ê yis-rā-ʾêl} uses the direct-object marker et to introduce the heads-of-thousands, i.e., Israel’s clan leaders. This coordination emphasizes the collective nature of the address to Israel’s leadership.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-p̄ʾ–l–p̄
“thousand; clan”
In context — Joshua 22:21
Then the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, answered and spoke to the clan heads of Israel.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 22:21, so the Hebrew word אַלְפֵ֥י (alfei) 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.22.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.21.W9.S1) and character.