Deuteronomy 14:27:9Deut.14.27.W9TAB
וְנַחֲלָ֖ה
venachala
“or inheritance”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-cha-LA
- Extended
- veh-nah-kha-LAH
- IPA
- /vənaxaˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or inheritance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-na-cha-LA
- phraseyour reading level
CHE-lek ve-na-cha-LA
- clause
KI EIN LO CHE-lek ve-na-cha-LA im-MAKH
- sentence
ve-ha-LE-vi a-SHER-bish-a-RE-kha LO ta-az-VE-nu KI EIN LO CHE-lek ve-na-cha-LA im-MAKH
Exegesis
The coordinated nouns helek {חֵלֶק | ḥê-lek} and ve-nachalah {וְנַחֲלָה | wə-naḥ-ă-lâh} ‘portion and inheritance’ define the categories of property denied to him, emphasizing communal responsibility.
Root and etymology
נ־ח־ל
“inherit, possess”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:27
And the Levite who is in your gates, you must not neglect him, because he has no portion or inheritance with you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 14:27, so the Hebrew word וְנַחֲלָ֖ה (venachala) 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 Deut.14.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.27.W9.S1) and character.