1 Kings 20:7:141 Kgs.20.7.W14TAB
לְנָשַׁ֤י
lenashai
“for my wives”
- Transliteration
- le-na-SHAI
- Extended
- leh-nah-SHAI
- IPA
- /lə.naːˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- for my wives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-na-SHAI
- phraseyour reading level
le-na-SHAI u-le-va-NAI
- clause
ki-sha-LAKH e-LAI le-na-SHAI u-le-va-NAI u-le-khas-PI ve-liz-ha-VI ve-LO ma-na-TI mim-ME-nu
- sentence
va-yik-RA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL le-khol-zik-NE ha-A-rets va-yo-MER de-U-na u-re-U KI ra-A ZE me-vak-KESH ki-sha-LAKH e-LAI le-na-SHAI u-le-va-NAI u-le-khas-PI ve-liz-ha-VI ve-LO ma-na-TI mim-ME-nu
In context — 1 Kings 20:7
And the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please give heed and observe that this man is seeking trouble —for he has sent to me for my wives, my sons, my silver, and my gold, and I withheld nothing from him.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Kings 20:7, so the Hebrew word לְנָשַׁ֤י (lenashai) 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.20.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.7.W14.S1) and character.