Exodus 16:7:8Exod.16.7.W8TAB
וְנַ֣חְנוּ
venakhnu
“and we”
- Transliteration
- ve-NAKH-nu
- Extended
- veh-NAKH-noo
- IPA
- /və.ˈnaħ.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and we
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-NAKH-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-NAKH-nu MA
- clause
ve-NAKH-nu MA KI ta-LI-nu a-LE-nu
- sentence
oo-VO-ker oo-re-i-TEM et-ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH be-sham-O et-te-lu-no-te-KHEM al-ye-ho-VAH ve-NAKH-nu MA KI ta-LI-nu a-LE-nu
Exegesis
The conjunction vav plus independent pronoun venachnu mah {וְנַ֣חְנוּ מָ֔ה | wə-naḥ-nū mā} ‘and we, what?’
In context — Exodus 16:7
And in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD because He has heard your complaints against the LORD; and who are we that you complain against us?
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 16:7, so the Hebrew word וְנַ֣חְנוּ (venakhnu) 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.16.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.7.W8.S1) and character.