Genesis 19:18:4Gen.19.18.W4TAB
אַל־נָ֖א
alna
“oh no”
- Transliteration
- al-NA
- Extended
- ahl-NAA
- IPA
- /ʔalˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- oh no
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
- clause
al-NA a-do-NAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer LOT a-le-HEM al-NA a-do-NAI
Exegesis
The phrase al-na {אַל־נָ֖א | ʾal-nāʾ} combines the prohibitive particle ʾal with the entreaty marker nāʾ to convey urgent refusal.
Root and etymology
n-ʾnun–aleph
“please, now”
In context — Genesis 19:18
Lot said to them, “No, my lords , please !”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 19:18, so the Hebrew word אַל־נָ֖א (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.19.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.18.W4.S1) and character.