Joshua 17:12:2Josh.17.12.W2TAB
יָכְלוּ֙
yakhlu
“were able”
- Transliteration
- yakh-LU
- Extended
- yakh-LOO
- IPA
- /jaχˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were able
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yakh-LU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO yakh-LU
- clause
ve-LO yakh-LU be-NEI me-na-SHEH le-ho-RISH et-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh
- sentence
ve-LO yakh-LU be-NEI me-na-SHEH le-ho-RISH et-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh va-yo-EL hak-ke-na-a-NI la-SHE-vet ba-A-retz ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The verse begins with velo {וְלֹא | wə̆·lōʾ} ‘and not’, a negative conjunction marking inability, followed by yachlu {יָכְלוּ | yā·ka·lû} ‘they were able’ in the qal perfect with benei menashe {בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה | bə·nē mə·naš·šé} ‘sons of Manasseh’ as the collective subject.
Root and etymology
y-k-lyod–kaf–lamed
“to be able, have capacity”
In context — Joshua 17:12
But the sons of Manasseh were not able to dispossess these cities, and the Canaanite resolved to remain in this land.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 17:12, so the Hebrew word יָכְלוּ֙ (yakhlu) 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.17.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.12.W2.S1) and character.