Joshua 18:2:6Josh.18.2.W6TAB
אֶת־נֽ͏ַחֲלָתָ֑ם
etnachalatam
“their inheritance”
- Transliteration
- et-na-cha-la-TAM
- Extended
- EET-nah-kha-lah-TAM
- IPA
- /ʔet.na.χa.laˈtam/
Meaning by language
- English
- their inheritance
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-na-cha-la-TAM
- clause
va-yi-va-T'RU biv-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER lo-KHAL-ku et-na-cha-la-TAM
- sentence
va-yi-va-T'RU biv-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER lo-KHAL-ku et-na-cha-la-TAM shiv-AH shva-TIM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et combined with nachalatam {אֶת־נַחֲלָתָם | ʾet·na·ḥa·lā·ṯām} ‘their inheritance’ marks what was not divided.
In context — Joshua 18:2
And there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 18:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־נֽ͏ַחֲלָתָ֑ם (etnachalatam) 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.18.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.2.W6.S1) and character.