Judges 19:13:7Judg.19.13.W7TAB
וְלַ֥נּוּ
velanu
“and let us lodge”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-NU
- Extended
- veh-lah-NOO
- IPA
- /vəlɑnˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and let us lodge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-la-NU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-la-NU va-giv-A
- clause
ve-la-NU va-giv-A O va-ra-MA
- sentence
va-YO-mer le-na-a-RO le-KHA ve-nik-re-VA be-a-KHAD ha-me-ko-MOT ve-la-NU va-giv-A O va-ra-MA
Exegesis
A second cohortative velanu {וְלַ֥נּוּ | wə-lan-nū} ‘let us spend the night’ expresses purpose.
In context — Judges 19:13
And he said to his servant , “Come, let us approach one of the places and let us spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 19:13, so the Hebrew word וְלַ֥נּוּ (velanu) 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.19.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.13.W7.S1) and character.