Deuteronomy 18:1:7Deut.18.1.W7TAB
וְנַחֲלָ֖ה
venakhalah
“and inheritance”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-kha-LAH
- Extended
- veh-nah-khah-LAH
- IPA
- /vənaxaˈla/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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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Word in context
- word
ve-na-kha-LAH
- phraseyour reading level
HE-lek ve-na-kha-LAH
- clause
LO-yi-he-YEH la-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YIM kol-SHE-vet le-VI HE-lek ve-na-kha-LAH im-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
LO-yi-he-YEH la-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YIM kol-SHE-vet le-VI HE-lek ve-na-kha-LAH im-yis-ra-EL i-SHEI Ye-ho-VAH ve-na-kha-la-TO yo-khe-LUN
Exegesis
The nouns chelek {חֵלֶק | ḥêleq} ‘portion’ and nachalah {נַחֲלָה | nāḥălâ} ‘inheritance’ form a synonymous pair denoting entitlement.
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-lnun–ḥēt–lamed
“to inherit, receive property”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:1
The Levitical priests—the entire tribe of Levi—shall have no share or inherited allotment with Israel; they shall eat the fire-offerings presented to the LORD as their inheritance .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 18:1, so the Hebrew word וְנַחֲלָ֖ה (venakhalah) 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.18.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.1.W7.S1) and character.