2 Kings 19:34:52 Kgs.19.34.W5TAB
לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י
lemaani
“for my sake”
- Transliteration
- le-ma-a-NI
- Extended
- leh-mah-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ləmaʕăˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for my sake
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-ma-a-NI
- clause
le-ma-a-NI u-le-MA-an da-VID av-DI
- sentence
ve-gan-NO-ti el-ha-IR ha-ZOT le-ho-shi-I-a le-ma-a-NI u-le-MA-an da-VID av-DI
Exegesis
Parallel purpose clauses lemaʿani {לְמַעֲנִי | le-ma-ʿa-nî} and ulemaʿan {וּלְמַעַן | wə-le-ma-ʿan} link divine self-interest to covenantal loyalty via David. English preserves Hebrew word order to maintain cause–effect and covenant emphasis.
In context — 2 Kings 19:34
And I will defend this city to save it, for My sake and for the sake of David My servant .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:34:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 19:34, so the Hebrew word לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י (lemaani) 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.19.34.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.34.W5.S1) and character.