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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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
LA-nu
- clause
he-a-KHOL a-KHAL-nu min-ha-ME-lekh im-nis-SET nis-SA LA-nu
- 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 context — 2 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.