Numbers 20:16:10Num.20.16.W10TAB
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ
anakhnu
“we”
- Transliteration
- a-NAKH-nu
- Extended
- a-NAKH-nu
- IPA
- /ʔaˈnaħna/
Meaning by language
- English
- we
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
a-NAKH-nu
- phraseyour reading level
a-NAKH-nu be-ka-DESH
- clause
ve-hi-NEH a-NAKH-nu be-ka-DESH IR ke-TSEH ge-vu-LE-kha
- sentence
va-nits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH va-yish-MA ko-LE-nu va-yish-LAKH mal-AKH va-yo-tsi-E-nu mi-mits-RA-yim ve-hi-NEH a-NAKH-nu be-ka-DESH IR ke-TSEH ge-vu-LE-kha
In context — Numbers 20:16
When we cried out to the LORD , He heard our voice and sent a messenger to bring us out of Egypt. Now we stand in Kadesh, a city at the edge of Your border.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 20:16, so the Hebrew word אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (anakhnu) 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.20.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.16.W10.S1) and character.