Joshua 13:32:2Josh.13.32.W2TAB
אֲשֶׁר־נִחַ֥ל
ashernikhal
“that allotted”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-ni-KHAL
- Extended
- a-SHEHR-ni-KHAHL
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃɛr.niˈħal/
Meaning by language
- English
- that allotted
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-ni-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-ni-KHAL mo-SHE
- clause
E-le a-SHER-ni-KHAL mo-SHE be-ar-VOT mo-AV
- sentence
E-le a-SHER-ni-KHAL mo-SHE be-ar-VOT mo-AV me-E-ver le-yar-DEN ye-ri-KHO miz-RA-kha
Exegesis
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾa-šer} ‘which’ links the summary to the verb nichal {נִחַ֥ל | ni-ḥal} ‘was inherited’, a Niphal perfect indicating completed passive action.
Root and etymology
n-ch-lnun–chet–lamed
“to receive as a possession, inherit”
In context — Joshua 13:32
These are what Moses apportioned as an inheritance in the plains of Moab from across the Jordan, east of Jericho.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 13:32, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־נִחַ֥ל (ashernikhal) 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.13.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.32.W2.S1) and character.