2 Samuel 13:7:72 Sam.13.7.W7TAB
נָ֗א
na
“please or now”
- Transliteration
- NA
- Extended
- NAA
- IPA
- /ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- please or now
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
NA
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHI NA
- clause
le-KHI NA BET am-ne-NON a-KHI-kh va-a-SI-LO ha-bir-YA
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH da-VID el-ta-MAR ha-BBAI-ta le-MOR le-KHI NA BET am-ne-NON a-KHI-kh va-a-SI-LO ha-bir-YA
Exegesis
A female imperative pair ləḵî nāʾ {לְכִי נָא | ləḵî nāʾ} combines a Qal imperative with a particle of entreaty for politeness.
Root and etymology
shin-nun-alephš-n-ʾ
“to hate, despise”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:7
And David sent to Tamar at the house, saying, “Go, please, to the house of Amnon your brother, and prepare the food for him.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:7:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 13:7, so the Hebrew word נָ֗א (na) 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 Sam.13.7.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.7.W7.S1) and character.