Joshua 13:3:9Josh.13.3.W9TAB
לַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י
lakenaani
“it is counted as Canaanite”
- Transliteration
- la-ke-na-a-NI
- Extended
- lah-keh-na-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /tsa.foˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is counted as Canaanite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
la-ke-na-a-NI
- clause
min-ha-shi-KHOR a-SHER al-pe-NEI mits-RA-yim ve-AD ge-VUL ek-RON tsa-fo-NAH la-ke-na-a-NI te-cha-SHEV
- sentence
min-ha-shi-KHOR a-SHER al-pe-NEI mits-RA-yim ve-AD ge-VUL ek-RON tsa-fo-NAH la-ke-na-a-NI te-cha-SHEV cha-ME-shet sar-NEI pe-lish-TIM ha-a-za-TI ve-ha-ash-do-DI ha-esh-klo-NI ha-gi-TI ve-ha-ek-ro-NI ve-ha-a-VIM
Exegesis
The phrase la-kena‘ani teichashev {לַכְּנַעֲנִי תֵּחָשֵׁב | la-kə-ṇa-‘a-nî tē-ḥā-šeḇ} ‘it is reckoned to the Canaanite’ employs the Niphal imperfect to convey passive assignment.
Root and etymology
כ־נ־ע
“Canaanite”
In context — Joshua 13:3
From the Shihor which lies upon the face of Egypt and extends to the border of Ekron northward, it is reckoned as Canaanite territory. There are five lords of the Philistines , namely the Gazite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, and the Ekronite, and the Avvites.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 13:3, so the Hebrew word לַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י (lakenaani) 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 Josh.13.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.3.W9.S1) and character.