Judges 21:7:5Judg.21.7.W5TAB
וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙
vaanahkhenu
“and we”
- Transliteration
- va-a-NAH-khe-nu
- Extended
- vah-ah-NAH-kheh-noo
- IPA
- /vaʔăˈnaħ.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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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-NAH-khe-nu
- clause
va-a-NAH-khe-nu nish-ba-NU va-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI TET-la-HEM mib-be-no-TE-nu le-na-SHIM
- sentence
ma-na-a-SE la-HEM la-no-ta-RIM le-na-SHIM va-a-NAH-khe-nu nish-ba-NU va-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI TET-la-HEM mib-be-no-TE-nu le-na-SHIM
Exegesis
The clause va’anakhnu nishba‘nu ba-YHWH {וַאֲנַחְנוּ נִשְּׁבַעְנוּ בַּיהוָה | va’ănāḥnū nišbā‘nū ba-YHWH} employs a niphal perfect to signal a completed oath before the divine name YHWH, establishing a binding legal obligation.
In context — Judges 21:7
What shall we do for them, for those who remain , for wives? For we have sworn by the LORD not to give them any of our daughters as wives.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 21:7, so the Hebrew word וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ (vaanahkhenu) 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.21.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.7.W5.S1) and character.