Judges 18:5:3Judg.18.5.W3TAB
שְׁאַל־נָ֣א
shealna
“ask, please”
- Transliteration
- she-AL-NA
- Extended
- sheh-AL-NAA
- IPA
- /ʃəʔalˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- ask, please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-AL-NA
- phraseyour reading level
she-AL-NA ve-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru LO she-AL-NA ve-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru LO she-AL-NA ve-e-lo-HIM ve-ne-de-A ha-tats-li-AKH dar-KE-nu a-SHER a-NA-khnu hol-KHIM a-LE-ha
Exegesis
The compound she’al-na {שְׁאַל־נָ֣א | šə·’al-nā́} ‘ask please’ combines an imperative with an entreaty particle to convey respectful urgency.
Root and etymology
Rootš-’-l
“to ask”
In context — Judges 18:5
And they said to him, “Please inquire of God for us, so that we may know whether our way on which we are going will succeed.”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 18:5, so the Hebrew word שְׁאַל־נָ֣א (shealna) 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.18.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.5.W3.S1) and character.