Deuteronomy 15:4:14Deut.15.4.W14TAB

נַחֲלָ֖ה

nachala

as an inheritance

Transliteration
na-cha-LA
Extended
na-kha-la-H
IPA
/naħaˈlaː/

Meaning by language

English
as an inheritance

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
נַ + חֲ + לָ֖ה
na + cha + la
nachala

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    na-cha-LA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    no-TEN-le-KHA na-cha-LA

  3. clause

    ki-va-REKH ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-A-retz a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN-le-KHA na-cha-LA le-rish-TAH

  4. sentence

    E-fes KI LO yih-yeh-be-KHA ev-YON ki-va-REKH ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-A-retz a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN-le-KHA na-cha-LA le-rish-TAH

Exegesis

The construct chain nachalah lerishtah {נַחֲלָה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ | naḥ-ă-lāh lə-rî-šṯāh} ‘inheritance to possess it’ frames both the endowment and active takeover of property. English translation preserves the Hebrew sequence by stating the ideal before the causative blessing.

Root and etymology

nun-chet-lamednun-chet-lamed

inheritance, estate

In contextDeuteronomy 15:4

Nevertheless, there will not be a poor one among you, for the LORD will surely bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving to you as an inheritance to possess.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 15:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Deuteronomy 15:4, so the Hebrew word נַחֲלָ֖ה (nachala) 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.15.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.4.W14.S1) and character.