Genesis 39:14:13Gen.39.14.W13TAB
בָּ֑נוּ
banu
“at us”
- Transliteration
- ba-NU
- Extended
- bah-NOO
- IPA
- /baː.ˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-NU
- phraseyour reading level
le-tsa-KHEK ba-NU
- clause
va-tik-RA le-an-SHEI vei-TAH va-to-MER la-HEM lei-MOR re-U hei-VI la-NU ISH iv-RI le-tsa-KHEK ba-NU
- sentence
va-tik-RA le-an-SHEI vei-TAH va-to-MER la-HEM lei-MOR re-U hei-VI la-NU ISH iv-RI le-tsa-KHEK ba-NU BA ei-LAI li-she-KAV im-MI va-ek-RA be-KOL ga-DOL
Exegesis
The purpose clause letsachek banu {לְצַחֶק בָּנוּ | lə-ṣa-ḥeq bā-nû} expresses intent (“to mock us”).
In context — Genesis 39:14
She then called in the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought us a Hebrew man to mock us . He came into my presence to lie with me , but I called out with a loud voice.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:14:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 39:14, so the Hebrew word בָּ֑נוּ (banu) 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.39.14.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.14.W13.S1) and character.