Judges 18:19:21Judg.18.19.W21TAB
וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖ה
ulemishpakha
“and for a clan or family”
- Transliteration
- u-le-mish-pa-KHA
- Extended
- oo-leh-mihsh-pah-KHAA
- IPA
- /uːləmɪʃ.paːˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and for a clan or family
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-le-mish-pa-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA
- clause
ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-VET ISH e-KHAD O he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU LO ha-kha-RESH SIM-ya-de-KHA al-PI-kha ve-LEKH im-MA-nu ve-he-YE-la-NU le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ha-TOV he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-VET ISH e-KHAD O he-yot-KHA kho-HEN le-SHE-vet u-le-mish-pa-KHA be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct chains lə-ḇēṯ ’îš ’eḥāḏ {לְבֵית אִישׁ אֶחָד | lə-ḇēṯ ’îš ’eḥāḏ} and lə-šēṯ u-lə-mišpāḥāh bə-yiśrāʾēl {לְשֵׁבֶט וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל | lə-šēṯ u-lə-mišpāḥāh bə-yiśrāʾēl} contrast singular and corporate spheres of priestly service, highlighting the strategic choice offered.
Root and etymology
shin-pei-chetS P H
“to divide among families”
In context — Judges 18:19
And they said to him, “Be silent; put your hand upon your mouth, come with us, and be for us a father and a priest . Is it better for you to serve as priest for the house of one man, or to serve as priest for a tribe and clan in Israel?”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:19:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Judges 18:19, so the Hebrew word וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖ה (ulemishpakha) 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 Judg.18.19.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.19.W21.S1) and character.