Numbers 2:27:3Num.2.27.W3TAB
מַטֵּ֣ה
mateh
“the tribe”
- Transliteration
- ma-TEH
- Extended
- mah-TEH
- IPA
- /maˈte/
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
ma-TEH
- phraseyour reading level
ma-TEH a-SHER
- clause
ve-ha-KHO-neem a-LAV ma-TEH a-SHER
- sentence
ve-ha-KHO-neem a-LAV ma-TEH a-SHER ve-na-SI liv-NEI a-SHER pag-i-EL ben-akh-RAN
Exegesis
The construct matteh Asher {מַטֵּה אָשֵׁר | maṭ-tê ʾā-šêr} ‘tribe of Asher’ specifies identity by genitive relationship.
Root and etymology
נ־ט־ה
“branch, staff”
In context — Numbers 2:27
And those camping beside him—the tribe of Asher. The leader for the sons of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 2:27, so the Hebrew word מַטֵּ֣ה (mateh) 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.2.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.27.W3.S1) and character.