Numbers 33:40:2Num.33.40.W2TAB
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙
hakkenaani
“the Canaanite”
- Transliteration
- hak-ke-na-a-NI
- Extended
- hahk-keh-na-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /hak.kənaʕaˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Canaanite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
hak-ke-na-a-NI
- clause
va-yish-MA hak-ke-na-a-NI ME-lekh a-RAD ve-HU-YO-shev ba-NE-gev be-E-retz ke-NA-an
- sentence
va-yish-MA hak-ke-na-a-NI ME-lekh a-RAD ve-HU-YO-shev ba-NE-gev be-E-retz ke-NA-an be-VO be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The subject phrase hakenaani melek ʿarad {הַכְּנַעֲנִי֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ עֲרָ֔ד | ha-kə-na-ʿa-nî mê-leḵ ʿă-rād} identifies the Canaanite king.
In context — Numbers 33:40
And the Canaanite king of Arad heard of the coming of the sons of Israel while he was dwelling in the Negev in the land of Canaan.
About this coordinate
Numbers 33:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 33:40, so the Hebrew word הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ (hakkenaani) 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.33.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.33.40.W2.S1) and character.