Numbers 22:16:9Num.22.16.W9TAB
אַל־נָ֥א
alna
“please do not”
- Transliteration
- al-NA
- Extended
- AHL-NAH
- IPA
- /ʔalˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- please do not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-NA
- phraseyour reading level
al-NA ti-ma-NA
- clause
va-yo-MRU LO KO a-MAR ba-LAK ben-tsi-POR al-NA ti-ma-NA me-ha-LOKH e-LAI
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u el-bil-AM va-yo-MRU LO KO a-MAR ba-LAK ben-tsi-POR al-NA ti-ma-NA me-ha-LOKH e-LAI
Exegesis
The request particle al-na {אַל־נָא | ’al-nā} ‘please do not’ merges prohibition and entreaty, creating a polite imperative.
In context — Numbers 22:16
They came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak son of Zippor: ‘Please do not withhold yourself from coming to me .’”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 22:16, so the Hebrew word אַל־נָ֥א (alna) 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.22.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.16.W9.S1) and character.