Numbers 2:12:3Num.2.12.W3TAB
מַטֵּ֣ה
matteh
“the tribe”
- Transliteration
- mat-TEH
- Extended
- maht-TEH
- IPA
- /matˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the tribe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
mat-TEH
- phraseyour reading level
mat-TEH shim-ON
- clause
ve-ha-KHO-nim a-LAV mat-TEH shim-ON
- sentence
ve-ha-KHO-nim a-LAV mat-TEH shim-ON ve-na-SI liv-NEI shim-ON she-lu-mi-EL ben-tsu-RI-shad-DAI
Exegesis
Matteh {מַטֵּ֣ה | maṭ-ṭēh} “tribe” functions as the predicate complement, identifying the group.
Root and etymology
נ־ט־ה
“branch”
In context — Numbers 2:12
And those who camp beside him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the sons of Simeon is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 2:12, so the Hebrew word מַטֵּ֣ה (matteh) 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.2.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.12.W3.S1) and character.