Genesis 23:18:2Gen.23.18.W2PAT
לְמִקְנָ֖ה
lemikna
“for a possession”
- Transliteration
- le-mik-NA
- Extended
- leh-mik-NAA
- IPA
- /lə.miq.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a possession
- French
- comme possession
- Spanish
- como posesión
- Portuguese
- como propriedade
- German
- als Besitz
- Russian
- во владение
- Arabic-Simplified
- لِمِلْكٍ
- Hindi
- स्वामित्व के लिये
- Chinese-Simplified
- 作为产业
- Korean
- 소유로
- Indonesian
- sebagai milik
- Bengali
- অধিকার হিসেবে
- Tagalog
- bilang pag-aari
- Swahili
- kama milki
- Amharic
- ለርስት
- Yoruba
- gẹ́gẹ́ bí ohun-ini
- Igbo
- dị ka ihe onwunwe
- Twi
- sɛ agyapadeɛ
- Ewe
- abe nunɔame
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mik-NA
- phraseyour reading level
le-av-ra-HAM le-mik-NA
- clause
le-av-ra-HAM le-mik-NA le-ei-NEI ve-nei-KHET
- sentence
le-av-ra-HAM le-mik-NA le-ei-NEI ve-nei-KHET be-KHOL ba-EI sha-ar-IR-o
In context — Genesis 23:18
to Abraham for a possession before the sons of Heth among all who entered by the gate of his city
About this coordinate
Genesis 23:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 23:18, so the Hebrew word לְמִקְנָ֖ה (lemikna) 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 Gen.23.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.23.18.W2.S1) and character.