Numbers 14:25:2Num.14.25.W2TAB
וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י
vehakenaani
“and the Canaanite”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI
- Extended
- veh-hah-keh-na-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /vəhakənaʕăˈni/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Canaanite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI
- clause
ve-ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI yo-SHEV ba-E-mek
- sentence
ve-ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI yo-SHEV ba-E-mek ma-KHAR pe-NU u-se-U la-KHEM ha-mid-BAR DE-rekh yam-SUF
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-conjoined subjects veha‘amaleki {וְהָֽעֲמָלֵקִ֥י | wə-hā-ʿā-mā-lē-qî} ‘and the Amalekite’ and vehakena‘ani {וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י | wə-hā-ḵə-na-‘ā-nî} ‘and the Canaanite’, establishing the agents of the scene.
Root and etymology
k-n-‘kaf-nun-ayin
“Canaanite, lowland dweller”
In context — Numbers 14:25
For the Amalekite and the Canaanite are dwelling in the valley . Tomorrow, turn and set out for yourselves into the wilderness by the way of the Sea of Reeds .
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 14:25, so the Hebrew word וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י (vehakenaani) 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 Num.14.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.25.W2.S1) and character.