1 Chronicles 21:1:61 Chr.21.1.W6TAB
לִמְנ֖וֹת
limnot
“to count”
- Transliteration
- lim-NOT
- Extended
- lih-mh-NOHT
- IPA
- /limˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to count
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lim-NOT
- clause
va-ya-SET et-da-VID lim-NOT et-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-a-MOD sa-TAN al-yis-ra-EL va-ya-SET et-da-VID lim-NOT et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The infinitive construct limnôt {לִמְנוֹת | limnôt} “to count” specifies the provocation, again preceded by ’et {אֶת | ’et} before Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | yiśrā’ēl} “Israel.” This sequence highlights the adversary’s agency moving from opposition to action.
Root and etymology
m-n-h
“to count, reckon”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:1
Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 21:1, so the Hebrew word לִמְנ֖וֹת (limnot) 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.21.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.1.W6.S1) and character.