Joshua 13:4:3Josh.13.4.W3TAB
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י
hakkenaani
“the Canaanites”
- Transliteration
- hak-ke-na-a-NI
- Extended
- hak-keh-na-a-NEE
- IPA
- /hak.kənaʕaˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Canaanites
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 | 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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The word
Word in context
- word
hak-ke-na-a-NI
- phraseyour reading level
KOL-e-RETZ hak-ke-na-a-NI
- clause
mi-tei-MAN KOL-e-RETZ hak-ke-na-a-NI u-me-a-RAH a-SHER la-tsi-do-NIM ad-a-fe-KAH
- sentence
mi-tei-MAN KOL-e-RETZ hak-ke-na-a-NI u-me-a-RAH a-SHER la-tsi-do-NIM ad-a-fe-KAH AD ge-VUL ha-e-mo-RI
Exegesis
It proceeds with the construct chain kol-eretz hakena’ani {כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י | kol-ʾe-reṣ ha-kə-na-‘a-nî} ‘all the land of the Canaanite,’ indicating total possession.
Root and etymology
כ־נ־ע
“Canaanite”
In context — Joshua 13:4
From the south, all the land of the Canaanite and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek and to the border of the Amorite.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 13:4, so the Hebrew word הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י (hakkenaani) 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.13.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.4.W3.S1) and character.