Numbers 21:3:6Num.21.3.W6TAB
אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י
ethakkenaanee
“the Canaanite”
- Transliteration
- et-hak-ke-na-a-NEE
- Extended
- EET-hah-keh-na-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.hak.kənaʕaˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Canaanite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-hak-ke-na-a-NEE
- clause
va-yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH be-KOL yis-ra-EL va-yit-TEN et-hak-ke-na-a-NEE va-ya-kha-REM et-HEM ve-et-a-re-HEM
- sentence
va-yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH be-KOL yis-ra-EL va-yit-TEN et-hak-ke-na-a-NEE va-ya-kha-REM et-HEM ve-et-a-re-HEM va-yik-RA shem-ham-ma-KOM khor-MAH
Exegesis
The subsequent vayitten {וַיִּתֵּן֙ | wayyittēn} initiates the divine granting action, followed by et-ha-qenaʿānî {אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י | ʾet-ha-qenaʿānî} as the object.
In context — Numbers 21:3
And the LORD listened to the voice of Israel, and He gave the Canaanite into their hand; and He utterly destroyed them and their cities; and He called the place Hormah.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 21:3, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י (ethakkenaanee) 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.21.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.3.W6.S1) and character.