Joshua 19:2:3Josh.19.2.W3TAB
בְּנַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם
benakhalatam
“in their inheritance”
- Transliteration
- be-na-kha-la-TAM
- Extended
- beh-nah-kha-lah-TAAM
- IPA
- /bənaxa.laˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their inheritance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-na-kha-la-TAM
- clause
va-ye-HI la-HEM be-na-kha-la-TAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI la-HEM be-na-kha-la-TAM be-ER-she-VA ve-she-VA u-mo-la-DA
Exegesis
The phrase lahem benachalatam {לָהֶם בְּנַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם | lā-hem bə-ṇa-ḥa-lā-ṯām} functions as a locative genitive specifying the tribal allotment.
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-ln-ḥ-l
“stream, wadi”
In context — Joshua 19:2
And this became their inheritance : Beersheba, Sheba , and Moladah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 19:2, so the Hebrew word בְּנַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם (benakhalatam) 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.19.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.2.W3.S1) and character.