Jeremiah 14:7:3Jer.14.7.W3TAB

בָ֔נוּ

vanu

against us

Transliteration
VA-nu
Extended
VAA-noo
IPA
/vaːˈnuː/

Meaning by language

English
against us

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Result
בָ֔ + נוּ
va + nu
vanu

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    VA-nu

  2. phraseyour reading level

    A-NU VA-nu

  3. clause

    IM-a-vo-NE-nu A-NU VA-nu ye-ho-VAH a-SE le-MA-an she-ME-kha

  4. sentence

    IM-a-vo-NE-nu A-NU VA-nu ye-ho-VAH a-SE le-MA-an she-ME-kha ki-ra-BU me-shu-vo-TE-nu le-KHA kha-TA-nu

Exegesis

The phrase avoneinu anu vanu {עֲוֺנֵ֙ינוּ֙ עָ֣נוּ בָ֔נוּ | ʿăwōnēnû ʿānû bānû} personifies the community’s iniquities as legal witnesses, with the verb anu {עָנוּ | ʿānû} ‘they have testified’ conveying formal indictment.

In contextJeremiah 14:7

Even though our iniquities testify against us, LORD , act for the sake of Your name; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against You.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 14:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 14:7, so the Hebrew word בָ֔נוּ (vanu) 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 Jer.14.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.7.W3.S1) and character.