Deuteronomy 19:18:8Deut.19.18.W8TAB
עָנָ֥ה
ana
“has testified”
- Transliteration
- a-NA
- Extended
- aa-NAH
- IPA
- /ʕaˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has testified
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-NA
- phraseyour reading level
a-NA ve-a-KHI-v
- clause
ve-hin-NEH ed-SHE-ker ha-ED SHE-ker a-NA ve-a-KHI-v
- sentence
ve-dar-SHU ha-shof-TIM hei-TEV ve-hin-NEH ed-SHE-ker ha-ED SHE-ker a-NA ve-a-KHI-v
Exegesis
The perfect verb ʿānāh {עָנָ֥ה | ʿā·nāh} ‘has testified’ denotes completed action, and the prepositional phrase bᵉ·ʾaḥîw {בְאָחִֽיו | bə·ʾa·ḥîw} ‘against his brother’ identifies the injured party. The Hebrew framing and repetition of falsehood create emphasis on judicial precision and communal trust.
Root and etymology
ʿ-n-hayin, nun, he
“to respond, answer, testify”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:18
And the judges shall investigate thoroughly, and behold, if the witness is a false witness and has testified falsehood against his brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 19:18, so the Hebrew word עָנָ֥ה (ana) 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.19.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.18.W8.S1) and character.