Joshua 17:18:11Josh.17.18.W11TAB
אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י
ethakkenaani
“the Canaanite”
- Transliteration
- ET-hak-ke-na-a-NI
- Extended
- EET-hak-ke-na-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔeːtha(k)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-hak-ke-na-a-NI
- phraseyour reading level
KI-to-RISH ET-hak-ke-na-a-NI
- clause
KI-to-RISH ET-hak-ke-na-a-NI KI RE-khev bar-ZEL LO KI kha-ZAK HU
- sentence
KI HAR yih-YE-lek KI-YA-ar HU u-ve-RE-to ve-ha-YA le-KHA tots-e-o-TAV KI-to-RISH ET-hak-ke-na-a-NI KI RE-khev bar-ZEL LO KI kha-ZAK HU
Exegesis
The direct object marker ’et-ha-Kena‘ani {אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִי | ’et-hă-kə-na-‘a-nî} foregrounds the Canaanite, and the repeated ki {כִּי} clauses before rekhev {רֶ֤כֶב | rê-ḵeḇ} and chazaq {חָזָק | ḥā-zāq} establish a concessive parallel emphasizing the enemy’s iron chariots and strength. English rendering preserves Hebrew causal-concessive shifts and parallel structure.
Root and etymology
כ־נ־ע
“lowland inhabitant”
In context — Joshua 17:18
The hill country shall be yours, for it is a forest ; clear it, and its outgoings shall be yours. You shall dispossess the Canaanite , though he has chariots of iron, though he is strong.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 17:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י (ethakkenaani) 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.17.18.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.18.W11.S1) and character.