Numbers 13:6:1Num.13.6.W1TAB
לְמַטֵּ֣ה
lemateh
“of the tribe of”
- Transliteration
- le-ma-TEH
- Extended
- leh-mah-TEH
- IPA
- /ləmaˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the tribe of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ma-TEH
- phraseyour reading level
le-ma-TEH ye-hu-DA
- sentence
le-ma-TEH ye-hu-DA ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase lematteh {לְמַטֵּה | lə-mat-teh} indicating tribal affiliation, followed by the proper name Yehudah {יְהוּדָה | yə-hû-dāh} specifying Judah.
Root and etymology
n-t-hnun-tet-he
“branch, staff”
In context — Numbers 13:6
For the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh .
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 13:6, so the Hebrew word לְמַטֵּ֣ה (lemateh) 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 Num.13.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.6.W1.S1) and character.