Genesis 39:17:10Gen.39.17.W10TAB
לָּ֖נוּ
lanu
“to us”
- Transliteration
- la-NU
- Extended
- lah-NOO
- IPA
- /lːaː.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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Word in context
- word
la-NU
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-he-VE-ta la-NU
- clause
ba-e-LAI ha-E-ved ha-iv-RI a-sher-he-VE-ta la-NU le-TSA-khek BI
- sentence
va-te-dab-BER e-LAV kad-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le le-MOR ba-e-LAI ha-E-ved ha-iv-RI a-sher-he-VE-ta la-NU le-TSA-khek BI
Exegesis
The relative clause asher-heveta lanu {אֲשֶׁר־הֵבֵאתָ לָּנוּ | ʾă-šer-hē-ḇē-ʾe-ṯā lā-nû} highlights the husband’s responsibility for the servant’s presence.
In context — Genesis 39:17
And she spoke to him with these words , saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came to me to mock me .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 39:17, so the Hebrew word לָּ֖נוּ (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.39.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.17.W10.S1) and character.