Numbers 2:5:3Num.2.5.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 yis-sa-KHAR
- clause
ve-ha-kho-NEEM a-LAV mat-TEH yis-sa-KHAR
- sentence
ve-ha-kho-NEEM a-LAV mat-TEH yis-sa-KHAR ve-na-SI liv-NEI yis-sa-KHAR ne-tan-EL ben-TSU-ar
Root and etymology
נ־ט־ה
“to stretch out”
In context — Numbers 2:5
The tribe of Issachar will camp beside them, and the leader for the sons of Issachar is Nethanel , son of Zuar.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 2:5, 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.2.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.5.W3.S1) and character.