Psalm 16:6:4Ps.16.6.W4TAB
אַף־נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת
afnachalat
“indeed, inheritance of”
- Transliteration
- AF-na-cha-LAT
- Extended
- AHF-nah-chah-LAAT
- IPA
- /ʔaf.naħăˈlaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- indeed, inheritance of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| 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' | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AF-na-cha-LAT
- clause
AF-na-cha-LAT shaf-RA a-LAI
- sentence
cha-va-LIM na-FLU-LI ban-ne-i-MIM AF-na-cha-LAT shaf-RA a-LAI
Exegesis
Afnachalat {אַף־נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת | ʾap̄-na-ḥă-lāṯ} ‘indeed inheritance’ introduces the result clause, where shafrah {שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה | šā-p̄ə-rāh} ‘is beautiful’ describes quality.
Root and etymology
Rootn-h-l
“to inherit, possess”
In context — Psalm 16:6
The boundary lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; indeed, a beautiful inheritance has come upon me .
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 16:6, so the Hebrew word אַף־נַ֝חֲלָ֗ת (afnachalat) 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 Ps.16.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.6.W4.S1) and character.