Numbers 26:12:3Num.26.12.W3TAB
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒
lemishpekhotam
“by their clans”
- Transliteration
- le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- Extended
- leh-mish-peh-khoh-TAM
- IPA
- /ləmip.pəxoˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- by their clans
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- clause
be-NEI shim-ON le-mish-pe-kho-TAM le-ne-mu-EL mish-pa-KHAT han-ne-mu-e-LI le-ya-MIN
- sentence
be-NEI shim-ON le-mish-pe-kho-TAM le-ne-mu-EL mish-pa-KHAT han-ne-mu-e-LI le-ya-MIN mish-pa-KHAT hai-ya-mi-NI le-ya-KHIN mish-pa-KHAT hai-ya-khi-NI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lemishpechotam {לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | lə-miš-pə-ḥō-tām} ‘to their clans’ introduces subdivision into family units.
Root and etymology
ש־פ־ח
“to join together”
In context — Numbers 26:12
The sons of Simeon were organized by their clans : of Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan; of Jamin, the Jaminite clan; of Jakin, the Jakinite clan.
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 26:12, so the Hebrew word לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ (lemishpekhotam) 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.26.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.12.W3.S1) and character.