Numbers 2:7:1Num.2.7.W1TAB
מַטֵּ֖ה
mateh
“the tribe of”
- Transliteration
- ma-TEH
- Extended
- mah-TEH
- IPA
- /maˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the tribe of
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
- clause
ma-TEH ze-vu-LUN
- sentence
ma-TEH ze-vu-LUN ve-na-SI liv-NEI ze-vu-LUN e-li-AV ben-KHE-lon
Exegesis
In Hebrew the noun matteh {מַטֵּה | maṭṭê} ‘tribe’ introduces the group designation, followed by the proper noun zĕvulun {זְבוּלֻן | zəvulûn} ‘Zebulun.’
Root and etymology
n-t-hnun-tav-heh
“branch, tribe”
In context — Numbers 2:7
The tribe of Zebulun and the leader for the sons of Zebulun is Eliab, son of Helon.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 2:7, so the Hebrew word מַטֵּ֖ה (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.2.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.7.W1.S1) and character.