הָעֲנָ֑ק

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 הָעֲנָ֑ק

   ha-a-NAK

   Anak
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק

   be-NEI ha-a-NAK

   sons of Anak
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ מִשָּׁם֙ כָּלֵ֔ב אֶת־שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק

   va-yo-RESH mi-SHAM ka-LEV ET-shlo-SHA be-NEI ha-a-NAK

   and he drove out from there Caleb the three sons of Anak
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ מִשָּׁם֙ כָּלֵ֔ב אֶת־שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן֙ וְאֶת־תַּלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָֽק׃

   va-yo-RESH mi-SHAM ka-LEV ET-shlo-SHA be-NEI ha-a-NAK ET-she-SHAI ve-ET-a-KHI-man ve-ET-tal-MAI ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK

   and he drove out from there Caleb the three sons of Anak Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai descendants of Anak

Exegesis

The phrase benei ha-anak {בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק | bə-nê hā-ʿă-nāq} ‘sons of the Anak’ is a construct chain specifying lineage, then the three individuals are listed with repeated object-marking (et-sheshai {אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י | ʾet-šē-šay}, ve-et-achiman {וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן֙ | wə-ʾet-ʾă-ḥî-mān}, ve-et-talmai {וְאֶת־תַּלְמַ֔י | wə-ʾet-tal-māy}), which gives each name separate prominence.

The closing apposition yelidei ha-anak {יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָֽק | yə-lî-ḏê hā-ʿă-nāq} ‘those born of the Anak’ restates the ancestry in a second, tighter construct phrase, reinforcing that the removals target a particular lineage. English punctuation with dashes effectively mirrors the Hebrew’s right-branching apposition (group description → named list → lineage restatement) while keeping the names clear.

Root and etymology

consonants🔊 ע־נ־קAyin–Nun–Qof

“(associated with) giants”

• 🔊 עֲנָקִיםAnakimAnakitesNumbers 13:22