Numbers 14:43:3Num.14.43.W3TAB
וְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥י
vehakenaani
“and the Canaanite”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI
- Extended
- veh-hah-keh-na-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /vəhak.kənaʕaˈniː/
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
KI ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI SHAM
- clause
KI ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI SHAM lif-NEI-khem u-ne-fal-TEM be-KHA-rev
- sentence
KI ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI SHAM lif-NEI-khem u-ne-fal-TEM be-KHA-rev ki-al-KEN shav-TEM me-a-kha-REI Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-yi-he-YEH Ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM
Exegesis
The definite nouns ha‘amaleqi {הָעֲמָלֵקִי | ha-‘a-ma-lē-qī} and veha-kena‘ani {וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי | wə-hakkə-na-‘a-nī} specify the adversaries, while sham {שָׁם | šām} plus lifneikhem {לִפְנֵיכֶם | lĭ-p̄nê-ḵem} convey immediate proximity.
Root and etymology
k-n-‘kaf-nun-ayin
“Canaanite, lowland dweller”
In context — Numbers 14:43
For the Amalekite and the Canaanite are there before you, and you will fall by the sword, therefore you have turned away from the LORD , and the LORD will not be with you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:43:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 14:43, so the Hebrew word וְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥י (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.14.43.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.43.W3.S1) and character.