Deuteronomy 18:14:8Deut.18.14.W8TAB
אֶל־מְעֹנְנִ֥ים
elmeonenim
“to soothsayers”
- Transliteration
- el-me-o-ne-NIM
- Extended
- ehl-meh-oh-ne-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to soothsayers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-me-o-ne-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
el-me-o-ne-NIM ve-el-kos-MIM
- clause
KI ha-go-YIM ha-E-le a-SHER a-TA yo-RESH o-TAM el-me-o-ne-NIM ve-el-kos-MIM yish-MA-U
- sentence
KI ha-go-YIM ha-E-le a-SHER a-TA yo-RESH o-TAM el-me-o-ne-NIM ve-el-kos-MIM yish-MA-U ve-a-TA LO KEN na-TAN le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The paired prepositional sequences el-meonenim {אֶל־מְעֹנְנִים | ʾel-mə-ʿō-nɛ-nîm} ‘to soothsayers’ and ve-el-kosemim {וְאֶל־קֹסְמִים | wə-ʾel-qô-sə-mîm} ‘and to diviners’ list prohibited practices in parallel.
Root and etymology
“to practice hidden arts”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:14
For these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to soothsayers and to diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 18:14, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מְעֹנְנִ֥ים (elmeonenim) 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.18.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.14.W8.S1) and character.