Acts 13:19:7Acts.13.19.W7TAB

Χανάαν

khanaan

Canaan

Transliteration
kha-NA-an
Extended
khah-NAH-ahn
IPA
/kʰaˈna.an/

Meaning by language

English
Canaan

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Result
Χα + νά + αν
kha + na + an
khanaan

Alphabet Analysis

Chih/kh — like Bach
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new
Alphaah — as in father
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    kha-NA-an

  2. sentence

    KAI ka-the-LŌN ETH-nē hep-TA en gê kha-NA-an ka-te-klē-ro-NO-mē-sen tēn gên au-TŌN

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase en ge Chanaan {ἐν γῇ Χανάαν | en gē̂ Chanáan} ‘in the land of Canaan’ locates the action geographically, with Chanaan in apposition to ge, clarifying which land is in view.

In contextActs 13:19

And after He destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land to them as an inheritance .

About this coordinate

Acts 13:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 13:19, so the Greek word Χανάαν (khanaan) 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 Acts.13.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.19.W7.S1) and character.