2 Samuel 19:42:202 Sam.19.42.W20TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:43

לָ֥נוּ׃

lanu

for ourselves

Transliteration
LA-nu
Extended
LAA-noo
IPA
/ˈlaː.nuː/

Meaning by language

English
for ourselves

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Result
לָ֥ + נוּ׃
la + nu
lanu

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    LA-nu

  2. clause

    he-a-KHOL a-KHAL-nu min-ha-ME-lekh im-nis-SET nis-SA LA-nu

  3. sentence

    va-YA-an KOL-ISH ye-hu-DA AL-ISH yis-ra-EL ki-ka-ROV ha-ME-lekh E-lai ve-LA-ma ZE kha-RA le-KHA al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE he-a-KHOL a-KHAL-nu min-ha-ME-lekh im-nis-SET nis-SA LA-nu

In context2 Samuel 19:42

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is near to us . Why are you angry about our bringing back the king? Have we eaten any of the king’s food or received anything for ourselves?”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 19:42:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 2 Samuel 19:42, so the Hebrew word לָ֥נוּ׃ (lanu) 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.19.42.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.42.W20.S1) and character.