Leviticus 14:34:4Lev.14.34.W4TAB
כְּנַ֔עַן
kenaan
“Canaan”
- Transliteration
- ke-NA-an
- Extended
- keh-NAH-an
- IPA
- /kə.ˈna.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- Canaan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-NA-an
- phraseyour reading level
el-EH-rets ke-NA-an
- clause
KI ta-VO-OO el-EH-rets ke-NA-an a-SHER a-NI no-TEN la-KHEM la-a-khu-ZA
- sentence
KI ta-VO-OO el-EH-rets ke-NA-an a-SHER a-NI no-TEN la-KHEM la-a-khu-ZA ve-na-ta-TI NE-ga tsa-RA-at be-VEET E-rets a-khu-ZAT-khem
Exegesis
The destination is specified by the prepositional phrase el-arets {אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ | ʾel-ʾereṣ} ‘into the land’, followed by the proper noun kənā‘ān {כְּנַעַן | kənā‘ān} ‘Canaan’.
In context — Leviticus 14:34
When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving to you as a possession , and I put an affliction of leprosy in a house in the land of your possession;
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:34:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 14:34, so the Hebrew word כְּנַ֔עַן (kenaan) 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 Lev.14.34.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.34.W4.S1) and character.