Numbers 2:29:1Num.2.29.W1TAB
וּמַטֵּ֖ה
umateh
“and the tribe of”
- Transliteration
- u-ma-TEH
- Extended
- oo-mah-TEH
- IPA
- /u.maˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the tribe of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-ma-TEH
- clause
u-ma-TEH naf-ta-LI
- sentence
u-ma-TEH naf-ta-LI ve-na-SI liv-NEI naf-ta-LI a-khi-RA ben-EI-nan
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunctive phrase u-matteh {וּמַטֵּ֖ה | wə-mat-teh} ‘and tribe’, linking this clause within the larger encampment listing.
Root and etymology
m-t-hmem-tav-heh
“staff; tribe”
In context — Numbers 2:29
And the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader for the sons of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 2:29, so the Hebrew word וּמַטֵּ֖ה (umateh) 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.2.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.29.W1.S1) and character.