Isaiah 23:11:8Isa.23.11.W8TAB
אֶל־כְּנַ֔עַן
elkenaan
“concerning Canaan”
- Transliteration
- el-ke-NA-an
- Extended
- ehl-keh-NAH-ahn
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.kəˈnaː.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning Canaan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
el-ke-NA-an
- phraseyour reading level
tsi-VA el-ke-NA-an
- clause
Ye-ho-VAH tsi-VA el-ke-NA-an la-she-MID ma-u-zez-NE-ha
- sentence
YA-do na-TA al-ha-YAM hir-ge-ZIZ mam-la-KHOT Ye-ho-VAH tsi-VA el-ke-NA-an la-she-MID ma-u-zez-NE-ha
Exegesis
The Hebrew opens with a fronted direct object in the VSO sequence with yado {יָדוֹ֙ | yā·ḏô} 'his hand' preceding natah {נָטָה֣ | nā·ṭāh} 'he stretched out', highlighting divine action; the prepositional phrase al {עַל־ | ʿal} 'over' plus hayyam {הַיָּ֔ם | ha-yām} 'the sea' frames the extent of power; the causative Hifil hîr·gîz {הִרְגִּ֖יז | hîr·gîz} 'he caused to shake' takes mamlakhot {מַמְלָכ֑וֹת | mam·lakhôṯ} 'kingdoms' as its object, emphasizing authority over nations; YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yǝhō·wāh} then functions as the subject of the Piel tsivvah {צִוָּ֣ה | ṣî·wāh} 'he commanded', which governs the directional phrase el {אֶל־ | ʾel} Kə·naʿan {כְּנַעַ֔ן | Kə·naʿan} 'against Canaan'; the infinitive la·šmid {לַשְׁמִ֖ד | la·šmid} 'to destroy' serves as a purpose clause with mauzneha {מָעֻזְנֶֽיהָ | mā·ʿu·zne·hā} 'her strongholds' marking the target, thus preserving the Hebrew VSO and purpose/result architecture.
In context — Isaiah 23:11
He stretched out His hand over the sea and shook kingdoms; the LORD commanded against Canaan to destroy her strongholds .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 23:11, so the Hebrew word אֶל־כְּנַ֔עַן (elkenaan) 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 Isa.23.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.11.W8.S1) and character.