Deuteronomy 19:10:12Deut.19.10.W12TAB
נַחֲלָ֑ה
nahala
“as an inheritance”
- Transliteration
- na-ha-LA
- Extended
- nah-ha-LAH
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
na-ha-LA
- clause
ve-LO yi-sha-FEKH DAM na-KI be-KE-rev ar-tse-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-ha-LA
- sentence
ve-LO yi-sha-FEKH DAM na-KI be-KE-rev ar-tse-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-ha-LA ve-ha-YA a-LE-kha da-MIM
Exegesis
The noun nachalah {נַחֲלָה | na-ḥă-lāh} ‘inheritance’ frames the gift within the covenant context.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–chet–lamed
“inheritance”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:10
And let not innocent blood be shed in the midst of your land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that there will not be bloodguilt upon you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 19:10, so the Hebrew word נַחֲלָ֑ה (nahala) 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.19.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.10.W12.S1) and character.