Exodus 16:4:14Exod.16.4.W14TAB
לְמַ֧עַן
lemaan
“so that”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MA-ahn
- IPA
- /lə.ˈma.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-MA-an
- phraseyour reading level
le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu
- clause
ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU de-var-YOM be-yo-MO le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu ha-ye-LEKH be-to-ra-TI im-LO
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE hin-NEE mam-TIR la-KHEM LE-khem min-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU de-var-YOM be-yo-MO le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu ha-ye-LEKH be-to-ra-TI im-LO
Exegesis
The purpose clause lemaʿan anassenu {לְמַ֧עַן אֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּ | lə-ma-ʿan ʾă-nas-sēn-nû} links provision to testing.
In context — Exodus 16:4
Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I will shower bread from the heavens for you. Each day the people must go out and gather their portion, so that I may test them whether they will walk in My instruction or not.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Exodus 16:4, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֧עַן (lemaan) 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.16.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.4.W14.S1) and character.