2 Chronicles 6:21:22 Chr.6.21.W2TAB
אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנֵ֤י
eltakhanune
“to the pleas of”
- Transliteration
- el-ta-kha-nu-NE
- Extended
- ehl-tah-khah-noo-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.taħănuːˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the pleas of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
el-ta-kha-nu-NE
- phraseyour reading level
el-ta-kha-nu-NE av-de-KHA
- clause
ve-sha-MA-ta el-ta-kha-nu-NE av-de-KHA ve-am-me-KHA yis-ra-EL a-SHER yit-pa-le-LU el-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
ve-sha-MA-ta el-ta-kha-nu-NE av-de-KHA ve-am-me-KHA yis-ra-EL a-SHER yit-pa-le-LU el-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE ve-a-TA tish-MA mim-me-KOM shiv-te-KHA min-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-sha-MA-ta ve-sa-LAKH-ta
Exegesis
The construct chain el-tachanunei avdecha {אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנֵי עַבְדְּךָ | ʾel-taḥănûnê ʿavdəkā} ‘to the supplications of your servant’ foregrounds individual intercession, immediately broadened by ve-ammecha yisrael {וְעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל | wəʿammeḵā yiśrāʾēl} for communal inclusivity.
Root and etymology
ḥ-n-nḥet–nun–nun
“supplication, plea”
In context — 2 Chronicles 6:21
And You hear the supplications of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from Your dwelling place in heaven, and when You hear, forgive.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 6:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 6:21, so the Hebrew word אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנֵ֤י (eltakhanune) 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.6.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.6.21.W2.S1) and character.