Numbers 30:9:2Num.30.9.W2TABWLC Numbers 30:10
אַלְמָנָ֖ה
almanah
“of a widow”
- Transliteration
- al-ma-NAH
- Extended
- ahl-mah-NAH
- IPA
- /ʔal.maˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of a widow
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ma-NAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-NE-der al-ma-NAH
- clause
ve-NE-der al-ma-NAH u-ge-ru-SHAH
- sentence
ve-NE-der al-ma-NAH u-ge-ru-SHAH KOL a-SHER-AS-ra al-NAF-shah ya-KUM a-le-HA
Exegesis
The coordinate nouns almanah {אַלְמָנָה | al-ma-nāh} ‘widow’ and gerushah {וּגְרוּשָׁה | u-gə-rū-šāh} ‘divorced woman’ define the subjects of the law.
In context — Numbers 30:9
And any vow of a widow or a divorced woman, every pledge by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.
About this coordinate
Numbers 30:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 30:9, so the Hebrew word אַלְמָנָ֖ה (almanah) 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.30.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.30.9.W2.S1) and character.