2 Samuel 14:18:52 Sam.14.18.W5TAB
אַל־נָ֨א
alna
“please do not”
- Transliteration
- al-NA
- Extended
- ahl-NAA
- IPA
- /ʔalˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- please do not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-NA
- phraseyour reading level
al-NA te-kha-kha-DI mi-ME-ni
- clause
va-YA-an ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mer el-ha-i-SHA al-NA te-kha-kha-DI mi-ME-ni da-VAR a-SHER a-no-KHI sho-EL o-TAKH
- sentence
va-YA-an ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mer el-ha-i-SHA al-NA te-kha-kha-DI mi-ME-ni da-VAR a-SHER a-no-KHI sho-EL o-TAKH va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA ye-da-BER-NA a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The prohibition-entreaty formula ʾal-nā tekhaḥdî {אַל־נָא תְכַחֲדִי | ʾal-nā tek-haḥădî} combines the negative particle and entreaty with a Piel imperfect indicating intentional concealment.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:18
And the king answered and said to the woman, “Please do not hide from me anything that I am asking you.” And the woman said, “Let my lord the king speak, please.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 14:18, so the Hebrew word אַל־נָ֨א (alna) 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.14.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.18.W5.S1) and character.