Exodus 15:17:4Exod.15.17.W4TAB
נַחֲלָֽתְךָ֔
nakhalatkha
“your inheritance”
- Transliteration
- na-kha-LAT-kha
- Extended
- nah-khah-LAAT-khah
- IPA
- /na.ħă.ˈlaːt.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
na-kha-LAT-kha
- phraseyour reading level
be-HAR na-kha-LAT-kha
- clause
te-vi-E-mo ve-ti-ta-E-mo be-HAR na-kha-LAT-kha ma-KHON le-shiv-TE-kha pa-AL-ta Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
te-vi-E-mo ve-ti-ta-E-mo be-HAR na-kha-LAT-kha ma-KHON le-shiv-TE-kha pa-AL-ta Ye-ho-VAH mik-DASH a-do-NAI ko-ne-NU ya-de-KHA
Exegesis
The locative phrase behar {בְּהַ֣ר | bə-hă-r} ‘on the mountain’ followed by the construct chain nachalateka {נַחֲלָֽתְךָ֔ | na-ḥă-lā-ṯe-ḵā} ‘of your inheritance’ delineates the promised territory.
In context — Exodus 15:17
You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance, the place for Your dwelling that You made, the sanctuary that Your hands have established, LORD , Lord .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 15:17, so the Hebrew word נַחֲלָֽתְךָ֔ (nakhalatkha) 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 Exod.15.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.17.W4.S1) and character.