Genesis 18:3:7Gen.18.3.W7TAB
אַל־נָ֥א
alna
“please do not”
- Transliteration
- al-NA
- Extended
- ahl-NAA
- IPA
- /ʔal.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- please do not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-NA
- phraseyour reading level
al-NA ta-a-VOR
- clause
a-do-NAI im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-ei-NE-kha al-NA ta-a-VOR me-AL av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-ei-NE-kha al-NA ta-a-VOR me-AL av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The apodosis uses the polite plea al-na taavor {אַל־נָא תַעֲבֹר | ʾal-nāʾ ta-ʿă-ḇōr} (“please do not pass by”), with taavor carrying a modal nuance of desired non-occurrence.
In context — Genesis 18:3
And he said, “My Lord , if now I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass by your servant.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 18:3, so the Hebrew word אַל־נָ֥א (alna) 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.18.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.3.W7.S1) and character.