Numbers 21:15:2Num.21.15.W2TAB
הַנְּחָלִ֔ים
hannekhalim
“of the valleys”
- Transliteration
- han-ne-KHA-lim
- Extended
- han-neh-kha-LEEM
- IPA
- /hannəχaˈlim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the valleys
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
han-ne-KHA-lim
- clause
ve-e-SHED han-ne-KHA-lim a-SHER na-TA le-SHE-vet AR
- sentence
ve-e-SHED han-ne-KHA-lim a-SHER na-TA le-SHE-vet AR ve-nish-AN lig-VUL mo-AV
Exegesis
The noun han-nə-ḥā-lîm {הַנְּחָלִים | han-nə-ḥā-lîm} ‘ravines’ carries the definite article and forms a construct relationship with ešed, specifying the slope’s source.
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-lnun–ḥet–lamed
“ravine, watercourse”
In context — Numbers 21:15
And the slope of the ravines which extends to the settlement of Ar , and leans against the border of Moab.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 21:15, so the Hebrew word הַנְּחָלִ֔ים (hannekhalim) 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.21.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.15.W2.S1) and character.