Judges 13:16:4Judg.13.16.W4TAB
אֶל־מָנ֗וֹחַ
elmanoakh
“to Manoah”
- Transliteration
- el-ma-NO-akh
- Extended
- ehl-mah-NOH-akh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.maːˈnoːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Manoah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ma-NO-akh
- clause
va-yo-MER mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH el-ma-NO-akh im-ta-ets-re-NI lo-o-KHAL be-lakh-ME-kha ve-im-ta-a-SE o-LA la-ye-ho-VAH ta-a-LE-na
- sentence
va-yo-MER mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH el-ma-NO-akh im-ta-ets-re-NI lo-o-KHAL be-lakh-ME-kha ve-im-ta-a-SE o-LA la-ye-ho-VAH ta-a-LE-na KI lo-ya-DA ma-NO-akh ki-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH HU
Exegesis
The indirect object is marked by the prepositional phrase ʾel-Manoah {אֶל־מָנ֗וֹחַ | ʾel mānōaḥ} ‘to Manoah’.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–vav–ḥet
“to rest; settle”
In context — Judges 13:16
And the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, “Even if you detain me, I will not eat of your bread ; but if you prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the LORD.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 13:16, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מָנ֗וֹחַ (elmanoakh) 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 Judg.13.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.16.W4.S1) and character.