Joshua 17:12:9Josh.17.12.W9TAB
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י
hakkenaani
“the Canaanite”
- Transliteration
- hak-ke-na-a-NI
- Extended
- hak-keh-na-a-NEE
- IPA
- /ha.kːənaʕaˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Canaanite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
hak-ke-na-a-NI
- clause
va-yo-EL hak-ke-na-a-NI la-SHE-vet ba-A-retz ha-ZOT
- 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 vav consecutive vayoel {וַיּוֹאֶל | wa·yō·’ēl} ‘and resolved’ shifts focus to the hakena‘ani {הַכְּנַעֲנִי | ha·ka·na·‘a·nî} ‘Canaanite’, where lashevet {לָשֶׁבֶת | lā·še·vet} ‘to dwell’ indicates ongoing residence.
Root and etymology
k-n-ʿkaf–nun–ayin
“Canaanite, lowlander”
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 17:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 17:12, so the Hebrew word הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י (hakkenaani) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.12.W9.S1) and character.