Leviticus 25:14:5Lev.25.14.W5TAB
קָנֹ֖ה
kano
“to buy”
- Transliteration
- ka-NO
- Extended
- kaa-NOH
- IPA
- /qa.ˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to buy
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Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-NO
- phraseyour reading level
OH ka-NO
- clause
veh-KHEE-tim-keh-RU mim-KAR la-a-mi-TE-kha OH ka-NO mi-YAD a-mi-TE-kha
- sentence
veh-KHEE-tim-keh-RU mim-KAR la-a-mi-TE-kha OH ka-NO mi-YAD a-mi-TE-kha al-to-NU ISH et-a-KHIV
Exegesis
The conjunction o {אוֹ | ʾō} “or” parallels the imperative qaneh {קָנֶה | qā-nēh} “buy” from miyad amitkha {מִיַּד עֲמִיתֶךָ | mî-yad ʿă-mî-the-khā} “from the hand of your fellow.”
Root and etymology
Rootq-n-h
“to acquire”
In context — Leviticus 25:14
And when you sell anything to your fellow or buy from the hand of your fellow, do not oppress any man, his brother.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 25:14, so the Hebrew word קָנֹ֖ה (kano) 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 Lev.25.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.14.W5.S1) and character.