Judges 16:19:10Judg.16.19.W10TAB
לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹ
leanoto
“to torment him”
- Transliteration
- le-a-NO-to
- Extended
- leh-ah-NOH-toh
- IPA
- /ləʕanˈnoː.toː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to torment him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-NO-to
- clause
va-ta-KHEL le-a-NO-to va-ya-SAR ko-KHO me-a-LAIV
- sentence
va-te-yash-SHE-ne-HU al-BIR-ke-HA va-tik-RA la-ISH va-te-gal-LAKH et-SHE-va makh-le-FOT ro-SHO va-ta-KHEL le-a-NO-to va-ya-SAR ko-KHO me-a-LAIV
Exegesis
The infinitive construct le’anoto {לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹ | lə-ʿăn-nō-tō} expresses purpose, conveying intended suffering.
In context — Judges 16:19
And she made him sleep on her knees; then she called for a man and shaved off the seven locks of his head . She then began to afflict him , and his strength departed from him.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 16:19, so the Hebrew word לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹ (leanoto) 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.16.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.19.W10.S1) and character.