Numbers 13:9:1Num.13.9.W1TAB
לְמַטֵּ֣ה
lemateh
“for the tribe of”
- Transliteration
- le-ma-TEH
- Extended
- leh-mah-TEH
- IPA
- /ləmateːˈ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the tribe of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 bin-ya-MIN
- sentence
le-ma-TEH bin-ya-MIN pal-TI ben-ra-FU
Exegesis
The phrase opens with the prepositional phrase lematteh {לְמַטֵּה | lə-mat-teh} ‘for tribe’, where the prefixed lamed and construct state mark affiliation and linkage to vinyamin {בִנְיָמִן | bîn-yǎ-mîn} ‘Benjamin’, specifying tribal identity.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-tet-he
“branch, staff, tribe”
In context — Numbers 13:9
For the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 13:9, 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.13.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.9.W1.S1) and character.