Ezekiel 21:16:5Ezek.21.16.W5TABWLC Ezekiel 21:21
אֲנָ֖ה
ana
“where”
- Transliteration
- a-NA
- Extended
- ah-NAA
- IPA
- /ʔăˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- where
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-NA
- clause
hash-ma-A-LI a-NA pe-NUKH mu-a-DOT
- sentence
hat-e-A-kha-DI hei-ma-NI hash-se-mi-MI hash-ma-A-LI a-NA pe-NUKH mu-a-DOT
Exegesis
The adverb annah {אַנָּה | ʾănâ} ‘wherever’ introduces an indefinite locative clause, completed by the construct noun panayikh {פָּנֶיךְ | pānêyikh} ‘your face’ functioning metaphorically as the direction of movement.
In context — Ezekiel 21:16
Cut sharply , go right or go left; wherever your face is set, you are appointed .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 21:16, so the Hebrew word אֲנָ֖ה (ana) 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 Ezek.21.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.16.W5.S1) and character.