Joshua 17:6:4Josh.17.6.W4TAB
נָחֲל֥וּ
nahalu
“received an inheritance”
- Transliteration
- na-ha-LU
- Extended
- nah-hah-LOO
- IPA
- /naħaˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- received an inheritance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-ha-LU
- phraseyour reading level
na-ha-LU na-ha-LA
- clause
KI be-NOT me-na-SHEH na-ha-LU na-ha-LA be-TOHKH ba-NAV
- sentence
KI be-NOT me-na-SHEH na-ha-LU na-ha-LA be-TOHKH ba-NAV ve-ER-ets hag-gil-AD ha-ye-TAH liv-NEI-me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM
Exegesis
The perfect verb nachălû {נָחֲלוּ | nā-ḥă-lū} ‘they inherited’ conveys completed action and governs the direct object năḥălāh {נַחֲלָה | na-ḥă-lā(h)} ‘an inheritance’.
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-lnun–ḥet–lamed
“stream, wadi”
In context — Joshua 17:6
For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons, and the land of Gilead belonged to the remaining sons of Manasseh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 17:6, so the Hebrew word נָחֲל֥וּ (nahalu) 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.17.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.6.W4.S1) and character.