Micah 4:5:7Mic.4.5.W7TAB
וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ
vaanakhnu
“but we”
- Transliteration
- va-a-NA-khnu
- Extended
- vah-ah-NAH-khnoo
- IPA
- /vaʔăˈnaħ.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but 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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Word in context
- word
va-a-NA-khnu
- clause
va-a-NA-khnu ne-LEKH be-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu le-o-LAM va-ED
- sentence
KI khol-ha-a-MIM yel-KHU ISH be-SHEM e-lo-HAIV va-a-NA-khnu ne-LEKH be-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu le-o-LAM va-ED
Exegesis
The pivot to vaanakhnu {וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ | wa-ʾă-naḥ-nû} ‘and we’ contrasts Israel’s stance against the nations; English uses “but” to capture the adversative nuance of the vav.
In context — Micah 4:5
For all the peoples will each walk in the name of their god; but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for all eternity .
About this coordinate
Micah 4:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Micah 4:5, 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 Mic.4.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mic.4.5.W7.S1) and character.