Ezekiel 16:3:9Ezek.16.3.W9TAB
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י
hakenani
“the Canaanite”
- Transliteration
- ha-ke-na-ni
- Extended
- hah-keh-nah-NEE
- IPA
- /hak.kənaʕăˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Canaanite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ke-na-ni
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH li-ru-sha-LA-yim me-kho-ro-TA-yikh u-mol-do-TA-yikh me-E-rets ha-ke-na-ni
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH li-ru-sha-LA-yim me-kho-ro-TA-yikh u-mol-do-TA-yikh me-E-rets ha-ke-na-ni a-VIKH ha-e-mo-RI ve-i-MEKH khi-TIT
Exegesis
The genitive me-erets haknaani {מֵאֶ֖רֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י | me-ʾe-reṣ hak-ḵə-na-ʿa-nî} locates origin geographically and ethnically.
Root and etymology
כ־נ־ע
“to be subdued”
In context — Ezekiel 16:3
And you shall say, “Thus says the Lord GOD to Jerusalem: Your origins and your births are from the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite, and your mother a Hittite.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 16:3, so the Hebrew word הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י (hakenani) 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 Ezek.16.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.3.W9.S1) and character.