2 Chronicles 18:4:52 Chr.18.4.W5TAB
דְּרָשׁ־נָ֥א
derashna
“inquire, please”
- Transliteration
- de-RASH-NA
- Extended
- deh-RAASH-NAA
- IPA
- /dəˈrɑːʃ.nɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- inquire, please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-RASH-NA
- phraseyour reading level
de-RASH-NA kha-YOM
- clause
de-RASH-NA kha-YOM et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL de-RASH-NA kha-YOM et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The speech begins with the imperative derash {דְּרָשׁ־ | dərāš} strengthened by the entreaty particle na {נָ֥א | nāʾ} ‘please,’ producing a polite but urgent request rather than a mere suggestion.
Root and etymology
consonantsdalet–resh–shin
“to seek, inquire”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:4
Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire today for the word of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 18:4, so the Hebrew word דְּרָשׁ־נָ֥א (derashna) 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 2 Chr.18.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.4.W5.S1) and character.