Genesis 19:8:16Gen.19.8.W16TAB
לָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים
laanashim
“to the men”
- Transliteration
- la-a-na-SHIM
- Extended
- lah-ah-na-SHEEM
- IPA
- /laː.ʔa.na.ˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
la-a-na-SHIM
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-na-SHIM ha-EL
- clause
RAK la-a-na-SHIM ha-EL al-ta-a-SU da-VAR ki-al-KEN ba-U be-TSEL ko-ra-TI
- sentence
hi-neh-NA LI she-TE va-NOT a-SHER lo-ya-de-U ISH o-tsi-a-NA e-te-HEN a-lei-KHEM va-a-SU la-HEN ka-TOV be-ei-nei-KHEM RAK la-a-na-SHIM ha-EL al-ta-a-SU da-VAR ki-al-KEN ba-U be-TSEL ko-ra-TI
Exegesis
The particle rak {רַק | raq} introduces the prohibition al-ta'asu davar {אַל־תַּעֲשׂוּ דָבָר | ʾal-ta-ʿă-śû dā-ḇār}, ‘do not do anything’, establishing a protective boundary around la-anashim ha-el {לָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵל | lā-ʾă-nā-šîm hā-ʾēl}.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–nun–shin
“man, human being”
In context — Genesis 19:8
Behold, please, I have two daughters who have not known a man . Let me, please, bring them out to you, and you may do to them as is good in your eyes . Only, do not do anything to these men, because for this reason they have come under the shadow of my roof.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:8:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 19:8, so the Hebrew word לָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים (laanashim) 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.19.8.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.8.W16.S1) and character.