Judges 21:18:1Judg.21.18.W1TAB
וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ
vaanakhnu
“and we”
- Transliteration
- va-a-NAKH-nu
- Extended
- vah-ah-NAKH-noo
- IPA
- /va.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 LO nu-KHAL la-TET-la-HEM na-SHIM mib-be-no-TEI-nu
- sentence
va-a-NAKH-nu LO nu-KHAL la-TET-la-HEM na-SHIM mib-be-no-TEI-nu ki-nish-be-U ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL le-MOR a-RUR no-TEN i-SHA le-vin-ya-MIN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction in va’anakhnu {וַאֲנַחְנוּ | vaʾănakḥnû} ‘and we,’ linking this prohibition to the preceding narrative.
In context — Judges 21:18
And we are not able to give them wives from our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, “Cursed is the one who gives a wife to Benjamin.”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 21:18, so the Hebrew word וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ (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.21.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.18.W1.S1) and character.