Deuteronomy 16:14:11Deut.16.14.W11TAB
וְהָאַלְמָנָ֖ה
vehaalmana
“and the widow”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-al-ma-NA
- Extended
- veh-hah-ahl-mah-NAH
- IPA
- /vəhɑʔal.mɑˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the widow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-al-ma-NA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-ya-TOM ve-ha-al-ma-NA
- clause
a-TA u-vin-KHA u-vit-EKHA ve-av-DEKHA va-a-ma-TEKHA ve-ha-LE-vi ve-ha-GER ve-ha-ya-TOM ve-ha-al-ma-NA a-SHER bish-a-re-KHA
- sentence
ve-sa-MAKH-ta be-kha-GEKHA a-TA u-vin-KHA u-vit-EKHA ve-av-DEKHA va-a-ma-TEKHA ve-ha-LE-vi ve-ha-GER ve-ha-ya-TOM ve-ha-al-ma-NA a-SHER bish-a-re-KHA
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–mem–nun
“widow”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:14
And you shall rejoice in your festival—you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, the Levite, the sojourner , the orphan, and the widow who is within your gates.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 16:14, so the Hebrew word וְהָאַלְמָנָ֖ה (vehaalmana) 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 Deut.16.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.14.W11.S1) and character.