Numbers 22:19:3Num.22.19.W3TAB
נָ֥א
na
“please”
- Transliteration
- NA
- Extended
- NAA
- IPA
- /ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- please
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
NA
- phraseyour reading level
she-VOO NA ba-ZEH
- clause
ve-a-TAH she-VOO NA ba-ZEH GAM-a-TEM ha-LAI-la
- sentence
ve-a-TAH she-VOO NA ba-ZEH GAM-a-TEM ha-LAI-la ve-ed-AH MAH-yo-SEF Ye-ho-VAH da-BER i-MI
Exegesis
The imperative shevû {שְׁבוּ | šə-vû} ‘sit’ plus the entreaty particle nā {נָא | nā} ‘please’ communicates a courteous command.
In context — Numbers 22:19
And now, please stay here tonight, and let me know what the LORD will speak to me.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 22:19, so the Hebrew word נָ֥א (na) 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.22.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.19.W3.S1) and character.