Joshua 14:15:8Josh.14.15.W8TAB
בָּעֲנָקִ֖ים
baanakim
“among the Anakim”
- Transliteration
- ba-a-na-KIM
- Extended
- bah-ah-nah-KEEM
- IPA
- /baʕaˈnaqim/
Meaning by language
- English
- among the Anakim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-a-na-KIM
- clause
ve-SHEM khev-RON le-fa-NIM kir-YAT ar-BA ha-a-DAM ha-ga-DOL ba-a-na-KIM HU
- sentence
ve-SHEM khev-RON le-fa-NIM kir-YAT ar-BA ha-a-DAM ha-ga-DOL ba-a-na-KIM HU ve-ha-A-retz shak-TA mi-mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The appositional phrase ha-adam ha-gadol {הָאָדָם הַגָּדוֹל | hā-’ā-ḏām ha-ḡā-ḏôl} with the modifier ba-anakim {בָּעֲנָקִים | bā-‘ănā-qîm} attributes renown and lineage to Arba.
Root and etymology
ʿ-n-qayin–nun–qof
“to be long-necked, giant”
In context — Joshua 14:15
The name of Hebron in former times was Kiryat Arba, named for Arba , the great man among the Anakim; and the land was at rest from war.
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 14:15, so the Hebrew word בָּעֲנָקִ֖ים (baanakim) 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.14.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.15.W8.S1) and character.