1 Samuel 20:10:81 Sam.20.10.W8TAB
מַה־יַּֽעַנְךָ֥
mayaankha
“what will answer you”
- Transliteration
- ma-ya-AN-kha
- Extended
- mah-yah-AN-khah
- IPA
- /ma.jaˈʕan.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what will answer you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ma-ya-AN-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ma-ya-AN-kha a-VI-kha
- clause
O ma-ya-AN-kha a-VI-kha ka-SHA
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ye-ho-NA-tan MI ya-GID LI O ma-ya-AN-kha a-VI-kha ka-SHA
In context — 1 Samuel 20:10
Then David said to Jonathan, “Please , who will tell me if your father answers you harshly ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 20:10, so the Hebrew word מַה־יַּֽעַנְךָ֥ (mayaankha) 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.20.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.10.W8.S1) and character.