1 Samuel 15:25:31 Sam.15.25.W3TAB
נָ֖א
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
- word
NA
- phraseyour reading level
SA NA
- clause
veh-a-TA SA NA et-kha-TA-ti
- sentence
veh-a-TA SA NA et-kha-TA-ti veh-SHUV i-MI veh-esh-ta-kha-VEH la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Qal imperative sa {שָׂא | să’} ‘lift up/forgive’ is tempered by the entreaty particle na {נָא | nā’} for polite request.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:25
And now, please forgive my sin, and return with me, so that I may bow down to the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 15:25, so the Hebrew word נָ֖א (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 Sam.15.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.25.W3.S1) and character.