Judges 19:6:10Judg.19.6.W10TAB
הֽוֹאֶל־נָ֥א
hoelna
“please be willing”
- Transliteration
- ho-EL-na
- Extended
- hoh-EHL-naa
- IPA
- /hoːˈʔɛl.nɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- please be willing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ho-EL-na
- phraseyour reading level
ho-EL-na ve-LIN
- clause
va-yo-MER a-VI ha-na-a-RA el-ha-ISH ho-EL-na ve-LIN ve-yi-TAV li-BE-kha
- sentence
va-yesh-VU va-yokh-LU she-NEI-hem yakh-DAV va-yish-TU va-yo-MER a-VI ha-na-a-RA el-ha-ISH ho-EL-na ve-LIN ve-yi-TAV li-BE-kha
Exegesis
The polite entreaty employs the Hifil imperative hoelna {הֽוֹאֶל־נָ֥א | hōʾel-nāʾ} ‘please be willing,’ followed by the Qal imperative velin {וְלִ֖ין | walîyn} ‘and stay overnight.’
In context — Judges 19:6
So they sat down, and the two of them ate together and drank. Then the father of the young woman said to the man, “Please be willing to stay overnight, and let your heart be glad.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 19:6, so the Hebrew word הֽוֹאֶל־נָ֥א (hoelna) 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.19.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.6.W10.S1) and character.