Genesis 18:22:3Gen.18.22.W3TAB
הֽ͏ָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
haanashim
“the men”
- Transliteration
- ha-a-na-SHIM
- Extended
- hah-ah-nah-SHEEM
- IPA
- /haː.ʔă.na.ˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-a-na-SHIM
- clause
va-yif-NU mi-SHAM ha-a-na-SHIM va-yel-KHU se-DO-ma
- sentence
va-yif-NU mi-SHAM ha-a-na-SHIM va-yel-KHU se-DO-ma ve-av-ra-HAM o-DE-nu o-MED lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The definite noun phrase ha’anashim {הֽ͏ָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים | hāʾănāšîm} ‘the men’ refers to previously introduced heavenly visitors.
Root and etymology
ʾ-n-shaleph–nun–shin
“man, human being”
In context — Genesis 18:22
And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:22, so the Hebrew word הֽ͏ָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (haanashim) 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 Gen.18.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.22.W3.S1) and character.