Genesis 39:14:2Gen.39.14.W2TAB
לְאַנְשֵׁ֣י
leanshei
“to the men of”
- Transliteration
- le-an-SHEI
- Extended
- leh-ahn-SHEE
- IPA
- /lə.ʔan.ˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the men of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-an-SHEI
- phraseyour reading level
le-an-SHEI vei-TAH
- 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 indirect object leʾanshei beita {לְאַנְשֵׁי בֵיתָהּ | lə-ʾan-šê bê-ṯāh} ‘to the men of her household’ specifies her audience.
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 39:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 39:14, so the Hebrew word לְאַנְשֵׁ֣י (leanshei) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.14.W2.S1) and character.