1 Kings 21:4:141 Kgs.21.4.W14TAB
אֶת־נַחֲלַ֣ת
etnakhalat
“the inheritance of”
- Transliteration
- et-na-kha-LAT
- Extended
- eht-nah-khah-LAHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.naħăˈlat/
Meaning by language
- English
- the inheritance of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
et-na-kha-LAT
- phraseyour reading level
et-na-kha-LAT a-vo-TAI
- clause
va-BO akh-AV el-BE-to SAR ve-za-EF al-ha-da-VAR a-sher-di-BER e-LAV na-VOT ha-yiz-re-e-LI va-YO-mer lo-e-TEN le-KHA et-na-kha-LAT a-vo-TAI
- sentence
va-BO akh-AV el-BE-to SAR ve-za-EF al-ha-da-VAR a-sher-di-BER e-LAV na-VOT ha-yiz-re-e-LI va-YO-mer lo-e-TEN le-KHA et-na-kha-LAT a-vo-TAI va-yish-KAV al-mi-TA-to va-ya-SEV et-pa-NAV ve-lo-A-khal LA-khem
Exegesis
The direct speech lo-etten le-kha et-nachalat avotai {לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֥ן לְךָ֖ אֶת־נַחֲלַ֣ת אֲבוֹתָ֑י | lōʾ-ʾeṯtēn le-kha ʾet-naḥălāt ʾăbōtāyw} preserves the Hebrew imperfect for refusal.
Root and etymology
ח־ל
“rampart, fortification”
In context — 1 Kings 21:4
Ahab returned to his house sullen and angry over the word that Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him when he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers .” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and did not eat bread .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Kings 21:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נַחֲלַ֣ת (etnakhalat) 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 1 Kgs.21.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.4.W14.S1) and character.