1 Chronicles 19:2:201 Chr.19.2.W20TAB
אֶל־חָנ֖וּן
elkhanun
“to Hanun”
- Transliteration
- el-KHA-nun
- Extended
- ehl-KHAA-noon
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ħaːˈnuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Hanun
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-KHA-nun
- clause
va-ya-VO-u av-DE da-VID el-E-rets be-NE-a-MON el-KHA-nun le-na-kha-MO
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID e-e-SE-KHE-sed im-KHA-nun ben-na-KHASH ki-a-SA a-VIV im-MI KHE-sed va-yish-LAKH da-VID mal-a-KHIM le-na-kha-MO al-a-VIV va-ya-VO-u av-DE da-VID el-E-rets be-NE-a-MON el-KHA-nun le-na-kha-MO
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:2
And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed me kindness.” Then David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. The servants of David went to the land of the Ammonites to comfort Hanun.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:2:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 1 Chronicles 19:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־חָנ֖וּן (elkhanun) 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 1 Chr.19.2.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.2.W20.S1) and character.