Judges 18:5:9Judg.18.5.W9TAB
אֲנַ֖חְנוּ
anakhnu
“we”
- Transliteration
- a-NA-khnu
- Extended
- ah-NAH-khnoo
- IPA
- /ʔăˈnaħnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- we
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
a-NA-khnu
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-NA-khnu
- clause
ve-ne-de-A ha-tats-li-AKH dar-KE-nu a-SHER a-NA-khnu hol-KHIM a-LE-ha
- 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
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 18:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 18:5, so the Hebrew word אֲנַ֖חְנוּ (anakhnu) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.5.W9.S1) and character.