Genesis 39:14:9Gen.39.14.W9TAB
לָ֛נוּ
lanu
“to us”
- Transliteration
- la-NU
- Extended
- lah-NOO
- IPA
- /laː.ˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
la-NU
- phraseyour reading level
hei-VI la-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
Within the quotation, the imperative reu {רְאוּ | rə-ʾû} ‘see’ draws attention to the accusation hevi lanu ish ivri {הֵבִיא לָנוּ אִישׁ עִבְרִי | hē-ḇîʾ lā-nû ʾîš ʿiḇ-rî}, using the Hiphil perfect to assert completed action.
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 39:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 39:14, so the Hebrew word לָ֛נוּ (lanu) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.14.W9.S1) and character.