Genesis 13:12:3Gen.13.12.W3TAB
בְּאֶֽרֶץ־כְּנָ֑עַן
beeretskenaan
“in the land of Canaan”
- Transliteration
- be-e-rets-ke-NA-an
- Extended
- beh-eh-rets-keh-NAA-ahn
- IPA
- /bə.ʔɛ.rɛts.kə.ˈnaː.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the land of Canaan
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-e-rets-ke-NA-an
- phraseyour reading level
ya-SHAV be-e-rets-ke-NA-an
- clause
av-RAM ya-SHAV be-e-rets-ke-NA-an
- sentence
av-RAM ya-SHAV be-e-rets-ke-NA-an ve-LOT ya-SHAV be-a-RE ha-ki-KAR va-ye-e-HAL ad-se-DOM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-erets-knaan {בְּאֶרֶץ־כְּנָעַן | bə-ʾe-reṣ-kə-nā-ʿan} introduces the broader promised territory, whereas be-arei hakkikar {בְּעָרֵי הַכִּכָּר | bə-ʿā-rê ha-kik-kār} specifies Lot’s settlement in a fertile lowland cluster.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-ṣaleph–resh–tsade
“land, ground”
In context — Genesis 13:12
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived in the cities of the plain , and he pitched his tent toward Sodom .
About this coordinate
Genesis 13:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 13:12, so the Hebrew word בְּאֶֽרֶץ־כְּנָ֑עַן (beeretskenaan) 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 Gen.13.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.13.12.W3.S1) and character.