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
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
na-cha-LA
- phraseyour reading level
no-TEN-le-KHA na-cha-LA
- 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
- 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 context — Deuteronomy 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.