Proverbs 17:2:8Prov.17.2.W8TAB
נַחֲלָֽה׃
nakhala
“an inheritance”
- Transliteration
- na-kha-LA
- Extended
- nah-khah-LAA
- IPA
- /na.ħaˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- an inheritance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-kha-LA
- phraseyour reading level
ya-kha-LOK na-kha-LA
- clause
u-ve-TOKH a-KHIM ya-kha-LOK na-kha-LA
- sentence
E-ved-mas-KIL yim-SHOL be-VEN me-VISH u-ve-TOKH a-KHIM ya-kha-LOK na-kha-LA
Root and etymology
Rootn-ḥ-l
“to inherit, acquire possession”
In context — Proverbs 17:2
A discerning servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share in the inheritance among his brothers.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 17:2, so the Hebrew word נַחֲלָֽה׃ (nakhala) 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 Prov.17.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.2.W8.S1) and character.