Exodus 14:19:12Exod.14.19.W12TAB
הֶֽעָנָן֙
heanan
“the cloud”
- Transliteration
- he-a-NAN
- Extended
- heh-ah-NAAN
- IPA
- /hɛ.ʕaˈnaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the cloud
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
he-a-NAN
- phraseyour reading level
am-MUD he-a-NAN
- clause
va-yis-SA am-MUD he-a-NAN mip-NEI-hem va-ya-a-MOD me-a-kha-RE-hem
- sentence
va-yis-SA mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM ha-ho-LEKH lif-NEI ma-kha-NE yis-ra-EL va-YE-lekh me-a-kha-RE-hem va-yis-SA am-MUD he-a-NAN mip-NEI-hem va-ya-a-MOD me-a-kha-RE-hem
Exegesis
The theophanic term ʿamud he’anan {עַמּוּד הֶעָנָן | ʿam-mūḏ he-ʿā-nān} ‘pillar of cloud’ functions as a visible manifestation of divine presence.
Root and etymology
‘-n-nayin-nun-nun
“cloud, covering”
In context — Exodus 14:19
And the angel of God who was going before the camp of Israel set out and went behind them. And the pillar of cloud also set out from before them and stood behind them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 14:19, so the Hebrew word הֶֽעָנָן֙ (heanan) 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 Exod.14.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.19.W12.S1) and character.