2 Samuel 20:16:72 Sam.20.16.W7TAB
אִמְרוּ־נָ֣א
imruna
“say, please”
- Transliteration
- im-ru-NA
- Extended
- ihm-roo-NAA
- IPA
- /ʔim.ruːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- say, please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
im-ru-NA
- phraseyour reading level
im-ru-NA el-yo-AV
- clause
shim-E-U shim-E-U im-ru-NA el-yo-AV ke-RAV ad-HE-na va-a-dab-be-RA e-LE-kha
- sentence
va-tik-RA i-SHA kha-kha-MA min-ha-Ir shim-E-U shim-E-U im-ru-NA el-yo-AV ke-RAV ad-HE-na va-a-dab-be-RA e-LE-kha
Exegesis
Imru-na {אִמְרוּ־נָא | ʾim-rū-nā} ‘say, please’ combines command with entreaty for respectful tone.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:16
And a wise woman called out from the city, “Hear! Hear! Say to Joab, ‘Come near here, and let me speak to you.’”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 20:16, so the Hebrew word אִמְרוּ־נָ֣א (imruna) 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.20.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.16.W7.S1) and character.