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

Result
לְ + עַ + נּוֹ + ת֔וֹ
le + a + no + to
leanoto

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-a-NO-to

  2. clause

    va-ta-KHEL le-a-NO-to va-ya-SAR ko-KHO me-a-LAIV

  3. 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 contextJudges 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.