Numbers 15:40:1Num.15.40.W1TAB
לְמַ֣עַן
lemaan
“so that”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MA-ah-n
- IPA
- /ləməˈʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-MA-an
- phraseyour reading level
le-MA-an tiz-ke-RU
- clause
le-MA-an tiz-ke-RU va-a-si-TEM et-KOL-mits-vo-TAI
- sentence
le-MA-an tiz-ke-RU va-a-si-TEM et-KOL-mits-vo-TAI vi-hi-ye-TEM ke-do-SHIM le-lo-he-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the purpose clause lemaan {לְמַעַן | lə-ma-ʿan} ‘so that’, linking back to the previous directive on fringes.
In context — Numbers 15:40
So that you will remember, and do all my commandments , and you will be holy to your God .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:40:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 15:40, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֣עַן (lemaan) 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 Num.15.40.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.40.W1.S1) and character.