Joshua 16:10:3Josh.16.10.W3TAB
אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י
ethakenaani
“the Canaanite”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ke-na-a-NI
- Extended
- EET-hah-keh-na-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.hak.kənaʕaˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Canaanite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ha-ke-na-a-NI
- clause
ve-LO ho-ri-SHU et-ha-ke-na-a-NI ha-yo-SHEV be-GA-zer
- sentence
ve-LO ho-ri-SHU et-ha-ke-na-a-NI ha-yo-SHEV be-GA-zer va-YESHEV ha-ke-na-a-NI be-KE-rev ef-ra-YIM ad-ha-YOM ha-ZEH va-ye-HI le-MAS-o-VED
Exegesis
The direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} foregrounds hakena‘ani {הַכְּנַעֲנִי | hak-kə-na-‘a-nî} ‘the Canaanite.’
Root and etymology
k-n-‘kaph–nun–ayin
“to be humbled, subjugated”
In context — Joshua 16:10
But they did not dispossess the Canaanite who dwelt in Gezer, so the Canaanite has remained among Ephraim until this day and has become a levy of labor .
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 16:10, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י (ethakenaani) 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.16.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.10.W3.S1) and character.