Joshua 13:7:5Josh.13.7.W5TAB
בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה
benakhalah
“as an inheritance”
- Transliteration
- be-na-kha-LAH
- Extended
- beh-nah-khah-LAH
- IPA
- /bənaxaˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as an inheritance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-na-kha-LAH
- clause
ve-a-TAH khal-LEK ET-ha-A-ret haz-ZOT be-na-kha-LAH le-tish-AT ha-she-va-TIM
- sentence
ve-a-TAH khal-LEK ET-ha-A-ret haz-ZOT be-na-kha-LAH le-tish-AT ha-she-va-TIM va-kha-TSI ha-she-VET ham-na-SHEH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bə-naḥālāh {בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה | bə-naḥālāh} ‘as an inheritance’ defines the legal tenure.
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-lNun–Ḥet–Lamed
“inheritance, possession”
In context — Joshua 13:7
And now, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 13:7, so the Hebrew word בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה (benakhalah) 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.13.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.7.W5.S1) and character.