Joshua 19:9:4Josh.19.9.W4TAB
נַחֲלַ֖ת
nachalat
“the inheritance”
- Transliteration
- na-cha-LAT
- Extended
- nah-kha-LAHT
- IPA
- /naħaˈlat/
Meaning by language
- English
- the inheritance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-cha-LAT
- clause
meh-KHE-vel be-NEI ye-hu-DA na-cha-LAT be-NEI shim-ON
- sentence
meh-KHE-vel be-NEI ye-hu-DA na-cha-LAT be-NEI shim-ON ki-ha-YA KHE-lek be-NEI-ye-hu-DA RAV meh-HEM va-yin-cha-LU ve-NEI-shim-ON be-TOkh na-cha-la-TAM
Exegesis
The construct phrase nachalat benei Shimʿon {נַחֲלַ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְע֑וֹן | na-ḥă-lā́ṯ bĕ-nḗ Šim-ʿṓn} ‘inheritance of the sons of Simeon’ serves as the object.
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-ln-ḥ-l
“stream, wadi”
In context — Joshua 19:9
From the portion of the sons of Judah came the inheritance of the sons of Simeon, for the portion of the sons of Judah was more abundant than they needed; therefore the sons of Simeon inherited amidst their inheritance.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 19:9, so the Hebrew word נַחֲלַ֖ת (nachalat) 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.19.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.9.W4.S1) and character.