Deuteronomy 18:2:1Deut.18.2.W1TAB
וְנַחֲלָ֥ה
venakhalah
“and inheritance”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-kha-LAH
- Extended
- veh-nah-kha-LAAH
- IPA
- /vɛnaχaˈlaː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-na-kha-LAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-kha-LAH LO-yi-he-YE-lo
- clause
ve-na-kha-LAH LO-yi-he-YE-lo be-KE-rev e-KHA-v
- sentence
ve-na-kha-LAH LO-yi-he-YE-lo be-KE-rev e-KHA-v Ye-ho-VAH HU na-kha-la-TO ka-a-SHER di-BER-LO
Exegesis
The verse opens with venachalah {וְנַחֲלָה | wə-naḥă-lāh} ‘inheritance’, prefaced by the conjunction vav to link this decree to the preceding law.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–chet–lamed
“to inherit, receive a share”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:2
They shall have no inherited allotment among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, just as He spoke to them.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 18:2, so the Hebrew word וְנַחֲלָ֥ה (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.18.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.2.W1.S1) and character.