Deuteronomy 21:7:1Deut.21.7.W1TAB
וְעָנ֖וּ
veanu
“and they shall answer”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-NU
- Extended
- veh-aa-NUU
- IPA
- /vəʕaˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they shall answer
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-NU
- clause
ve-a-NU ve-am-RU
- sentence
ve-a-NU ve-am-RU ya-DEI-nu LO shaf-KHU et-ha-DAM ha-ZEH ve-ei-NEI-nu LO ra-U
Exegesis
The verse begins with ve’ānu {וְעָנוּ | wə-ʿānû} ‘and they shall answer’ followed by ve’āmrū {וְאָמְרוּ | wə-ʾāmə-rū} ‘and they shall say’, introducing the condemned party’s testimony.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:7
And they shall answer and say, “We did not spill this blood , and we did not witness it.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 21:7, so the Hebrew word וְעָנ֖וּ (veanu) 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.21.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.7.W1.S1) and character.