1 Kings 20:35:101 Kgs.20.35.W10TAB
נָ֑א
na
“please”
- Transliteration
- NA
- Extended
- NAA
- IPA
- /ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- please
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
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- phraseyour reading level
hak-KE-ni NA
- clause
ve-ISH e-KHAD mib-be-NE han-ne-vi-IM a-MAR el-RE-e-hu bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH hak-KE-ni NA
- sentence
ve-ISH e-KHAD mib-be-NE han-ne-vi-IM a-MAR el-RE-e-hu bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH hak-KE-ni NA va-ye-ma-EN ha-ISH le-hak-KHO-to
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperative hakeini na {הַכֵּ֣ינִי נָ֑א | hak-kênî nāʼ} “strike me, please” fuses causative force with polite entreaty.
In context — 1 Kings 20:35
And one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, by the word of the LORD , “Strike me , please,” but the man refused to strike him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:35:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 20:35, so the Hebrew word נָ֑א (na) 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 Kgs.20.35.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.35.W10.S1) and character.