Exodus 23:28:6Exod.23.28.W6TAB

אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י

ethakenaani

the Canaanite

Transliteration
et-ha-ke-na-a-NI
Extended
eht-hah-keh-na-ah-NEE
IPA
/ʔɛt.hak.kə.na.ʕă.ˈniː/

Meaning by language

English
the Canaanite

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + הַֽ + כְּ + נַ + עֲ + נִ֛י
et + ha + ke + na + a + ni
ethakenaani

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-ha-ke-na-a-NI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    et-ha-khiv-VI et-ha-ke-na-a-NI

  3. clause

    ve-GER-sha et-ha-khiv-VI et-ha-ke-na-a-NI ve-et-ha-khit-TI mil-le-fa-NE-kha

  4. sentence

    ve-sha-lakh-TI et-ha-tsir-AH le-fa-NE-kha ve-GER-sha et-ha-khiv-VI et-ha-ke-na-a-NI ve-et-ha-khit-TI mil-le-fa-NE-kha

Exegesis

This is followed by the direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} ‘direct-object marker’, which introduces hatsirah {הַצִּרְעָ֖ה | ha-ṣîr-‘āh} ‘the hornet’ as a supernatural agent.

A series of three et {אֶת־ | ʾet} ‘direct-object marker’ clauses before Hivite {הַחִוִּ֧י | ha-ḥîv-vî} ‘the Hivite’, Canaanite {הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י | ha-kə-nā-‘ă-nî} ‘the Canaanite’, and Hittite {הַחִתִּ֖י | ha-ḥîṯ-tî} ‘the Hittite’ creates a cumulative list.

In contextExodus 23:28

And I will send the hornet before you, and it will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you.

About this coordinate

Exodus 23:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 23:28, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י (ethakenaani) 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.23.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.28.W6.S1) and character.