Numbers 26:50:3Num.26.50.W3TAB
נַפְתָּלִי֙
naftali
“of Naphtali”
- Transliteration
- naf-ta-LI
- Extended
- nahf-tah-LEE
- IPA
- /naf.taˈli/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Naphtali
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
naf-ta-LI
- sentence
E-le mish-pe-KHOT naf-ta-LI le-mish-pe-KHO-tam u-fe-ku-de-HEM kha-me-SHAH ve-ar-ba-IM ve-EL-ef va-TE-sha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the demonstrative eleh {אֵ֛לֶּה | ʾêl-leh} introducing the subject mishpechot {מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת | miš-pə-ḥôṯ}, ‘clans’, and specifying Naphtali {נַפְתָּלִ֖י | nap-tā-lî} as the tribe.
Root and etymology
RootPeh-Tav-Lamed
“to struggle”
In context — Numbers 26:50
These are the clans of Naphtali ; according to their clans, the ones numbered among them were 45,400.
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:50:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 26:50, so the Hebrew word נַפְתָּלִי֙ (naftali) 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.26.50.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.50.W3.S1) and character.