Proverbs 24:12:3Prov.24.12.W3TAB

לֹא־יָדַ֢עְנ֫וּ

loyadaenu

we did not know

Transliteration
lo-ya-DA-e-nu
Extended
loh-yah-DAH-eh-noo
IPA
/loː.jaːˈdaʕ.nuː/

Meaning by language

English
we did not know

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לֹא + יָ + דַ֢ + עְ + נ֫וּ
lo + ya + da + e + nu
loyadaenu

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    lo-ya-DA-e-nu

  2. clause

    ki-TO-mar HEN lo-ya-DA-e-nu

  3. sentence

    ki-TO-mar HEN lo-ya-DA-e-nu ZE ha-lo-TO-khen li-BOT hu-ya-VIN ve-no-TSER NA-fe-she-kha HU ye-DA ve-he-SHIV le-a-DAM ke-fa-a-LO

Root and etymology

ʾ-y-daleph–yod–dalet

calamity

In contextProverbs 24:12

If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not He who weighs hearts understand? And He who guards your soul —does He not know? And will He not repay each person according to his work?

About this coordinate

Proverbs 24:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:12, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יָדַ֢עְנ֫וּ (loyadaenu) 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 Prov.24.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.12.W3.S1) and character.