1 Samuel 14:8:41 Sam.14.8.W4TAB
אֲנַ֥חְנוּ
anakhnu
“we”
- Transliteration
- a-NAKH-nu
- Extended
- ah-NAHKH-noo
- IPA
- /ʔăˈnaħ.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- we
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-NAKH-nu
- phraseyour reading level
a-NAKH-nu o-ve-RIM
- clause
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN hi-NE a-NAKH-nu o-ve-RIM el-ha-a-na-SHIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN hi-NE a-NAKH-nu o-ve-RIM el-ha-a-na-SHIM ve-nig-li-NU a-le-HEM
Exegesis
The phrase anakhnu ovrim el-ha-anashim {אֲנַ֥חְנוּ עֹבְרִ֖ים אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים | ʾănakhnû ōvrîm ʾel-ha-ʾănāšîm} comprises a pronoun plus a Qal participle expressing deliberate motion toward a defined group.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:8
And Jonathan said, “Behold, we are crossing over to the men, and we will reveal ourselves to them.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 14:8, so the Hebrew word אֲנַ֥חְנוּ (anakhnu) 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 Sam.14.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.8.W4.S1) and character.