Joshua 22:4:10Josh.22.4.W10TAB
פְּנוּ֩
penu
“turn”
- Transliteration
- pe-NU
- Extended
- peh-NUU
- IPA
- /pəˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- turn
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
pe-NU
- phraseyour reading level
pe-NU u-le-KHU la-KHEM
- clause
ve-a-TAH pe-NU u-le-KHU la-KHEM le-a-ho-lei-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-zat-KHEM a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH be-E-ver ha-yar-DEN
- sentence
ve-a-TAH he-NI-akh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-a-khei-KHEM ka-a-SHER di-BER la-HEM ve-a-TAH pe-NU u-le-KHU la-KHEM le-a-ho-lei-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-zat-KHEM a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH be-E-ver ha-yar-DEN
Exegesis
The imperatives penu ûleku {פְּנוּ וּלְכוּ | pə-nû û-le-kû} ‘turn and go’ guide action, followed by the locative la-khem le-aholei-khem {לָכֶם לְאָהֳלֵיכֶם | la-khem lə-ʾā-hō-lê-yhem} ‘to your tents.’
In context — Joshua 22:4
And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brothers, just as He spoke to them. So turn back now and go to your tents, to the land of your possession , which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 22:4, so the Hebrew word פְּנוּ֩ (penu) 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 Josh.22.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.4.W10.S1) and character.