Judges 16:5:18Judg.16.5.W18TAB
וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙
vaanakhnu
“and we”
- Transliteration
- va-a-NAKH-nu
- Extended
- vah-ah-NAHKh-noo
- IPA
- /vaj.ʔăˈnaħ.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and we
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-NAKH-nu
- clause
va-a-NAKH-nu nit-TAN-LAKH ISH E-lef u-me-A KA-sef
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-yo-me-RU LAH pa-TI o-TO u-re-I ba-ME ko-KHO ga-DOL u-va-ME nu-KHAL LO va-a-sar-NU-hu le-a-NO-to va-a-NAKH-nu nit-TAN-LAKH ISH E-lef u-me-A KA-sef
In context — Judges 16:5
The rulers of the Philistines went up to her and said to her, “Entice him and see by what his strength is great and by what we may prevail against him; then we will bind him to afflict him.” And we will each give you one thousand one hundred pieces of silver.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:5:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Judges 16:5, so the Hebrew word וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ (vaanakhnu) 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.16.5.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.5.W18.S1) and character.