Exodus 20:19:7Exod.20.19.W7TAB
עִמָּ֛נוּ
ihmahnuu
“with us”
- Transliteration
- ih-mah-NUU
- Extended
- ih-mah-NUU
- IPA
- /ʕim.maˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ih-mah-NUU
- phraseyour reading level
veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR ih-mah-NUU
- clause
veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR ih-mah-NUU e-lo-HIM pehn-nah-MUUT
- sentence
vah-yoh-MRUU el-MO-sheh dah-BEHR-ah-TAH ih-mah-NUU veh-nish-MAA-ah veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR ih-mah-NUU e-lo-HIM pehn-nah-MUUT
Exegesis
The repetition of imanu {עִמָּנוּ | ʿim-mā-nû} ‘with us’ reinforces the desire for mediated communication.
In context — Exodus 20:19
And they said to Moses, “You speak with us and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 20:19, so the Hebrew word עִמָּ֛נוּ (ihmahnuu) 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.20.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.19.W7.S1) and character.