Numbers 26:42:5Num.26.42.W5TAB
מִשְׁפַּחַת
mishpakhat
“the clan”
- Transliteration
- mish-pa-KHAT
- Extended
- mish-pah-KHAT
- IPA
- /miʃ.paˈχat/
Meaning by language
- English
- the clan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
mish-pa-KHAT
- phraseyour reading level
le-mish-pe-kho-TAM le-shu-KHAM mish-pa-KHAT ha-shu-kha-MI E-leh mish-pe-KHOT
- sentence
le-mish-pe-kho-TAM le-shu-KHAM mish-pa-KHAT ha-shu-kha-MI E-leh mish-pe-KHOT DAN le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
The chain le-shucham mishpachat ha-shuchami {לְשׁוּחָם מִשְּׁפַחַת הַשּׁוּחָמִי | lə-šu-ḥām miš-pā-ḥat ha-šu-ḥā-mî} ‘of Shuham, clan of the Shuhamite’ identifies a sub-clan. The repetition of eleh … mishpechot Dan le-mishpechotam forms an inclusio, reinforcing listing structure. Hebrew construct nouns are rendered with “of” or “according to” to preserve relational nuance.
Root and etymology
ש־פ־ח
“to join together”
In context — Numbers 26:42
These are the sons of Dan according to their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamite . These are the clans of Dan according to their clans.
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:42:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 26:42, so the Hebrew word מִשְׁפַּחַת (mishpakhat) 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.26.42.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.42.W5.S1) and character.