Psalm 20:7:5Ps.20.7.W5TABWLC Psalms 20:8
וַאֲנַ֓חְנוּ
vaanakhnu
“but we”
- Transliteration
- va-a-NA-khnu
- Extended
- vah-ah-NAH-khnoo
- IPA
- /vaʔăˈnaħ.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but we
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
va-a-NA-khnu
- clause
va-a-NA-khnu be-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu naz-KIR
- sentence
E-le va-RE-khev ve-E-le va-SU-sim va-a-NA-khnu be-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu naz-KIR
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction wa prefixed to ʾanaḥnu {וַאֲנַחְנוּ | wa-ʾa-na-ḥnu} ‘but we’ shifts the focus from human means to divine reliance.
In context — Psalm 20:7
Some rely on chariots, and others on horses, but we will keep in mind the name of the LORD our God .
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 20:7, so the Hebrew word וַאֲנַ֓חְנוּ (vaanakhnu) 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 Ps.20.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.7.W5.S1) and character.