2 Kings 18:36:112 Kgs.18.36.W11TAB
תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃
taanuhu
“you shall answer him”
- Transliteration
- ta-a-NU-hu
- Extended
- tah-ah-NOO-hoo
- IPA
- /ta.ʕăˈnuː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall answer him
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-a-NU-hu
- phraseyour reading level
LO ta-a-NU-hu
- clause
KI-mits-VAT ha-ME-lekh HI le-MOR LO ta-a-NU-hu
- sentence
ve-he-khe-RI-shu ha-AM ve-LO-a-NU o-TO da-VAR KI-mits-VAT ha-ME-lekh HI le-MOR LO ta-a-NU-hu
Exegesis
The direct quotation begins with the negative particle lo {לֹ֥א | lō} and the imperfect verb taanuhu {תַעֲנֻהוּ | ta-ʿă-nû-hû}, commanding the audience. The English rendering preserves verb–subject order, causal linkage, and the shift into direct discourse, maintaining emphasis and discourse markers.
In context — 2 Kings 18:36
But the people kept silent and did not answer him a word, because it was the command of the king, saying, “Do not answer him.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:36:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 18:36, so the Hebrew word תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ (taanuhu) 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 Kgs.18.36.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.36.W11.S1) and character.