Exodus 22:23:2Exod.22.23.W2TABWLC Exodus 22:22
תְעַנֶּ֖ה
teane
“you afflict”
- Transliteration
- te-a-NE
- Extended
- teh-ah-NEH
- IPA
- /tə.ʕanˈnɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- you afflict
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-a-NE
- phraseyour reading level
im-a-NE te-a-NE
- clause
im-a-NE te-a-NE o-TO
- sentence
im-a-NE te-a-NE o-TO KI im-tsa-OK yits-AK e-LAI sha-MO-a esh-MA tsa-a-KA-to
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} marking a protasis, followed by the infinitive absolute–imperfect pair anneh {עַנֵּה | ʿannē} and teanneh {תְעַנֶּה | təʿannēh}, which intensify the prohibition.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–nun–he
“to afflict, humble”
In context — Exodus 22:23
If you surely afflict them, and if they cry out to Me , I will surely hear their cry .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 22:23, so the Hebrew word תְעַנֶּ֖ה (teane) 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.22.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.23.W2.S1) and character.