Psalm 20:9:4Ps.20.9.W4TABWLC Psalms 20:10
יַעֲנֵ֥נוּ
yaanenu
“may he answer us”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-NE-nu
- Extended
- yah-ah-NEE-noo
- IPA
- /ja.ʕăˈneː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- may he answer us
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ya-a-NE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ya-a-NE-nu ve-YOM-ka-re-NU
- clause
ha-ME-lekh ya-a-NE-nu ve-YOM-ka-re-NU
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH ho-shi-I-A ha-ME-lekh ya-a-NE-nu ve-YOM-ka-re-NU
Exegesis
The cohortative yaʿanenu {יַעֲנֵ֥נוּ | ya-ʿă-nē-nū} ‘may He answer us’ expresses communal petition.
In context — Psalm 20:9
LORD , save! May the King answer us on the day we call .
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 20:9, so the Hebrew word יַעֲנֵ֥נוּ (yaanenu) 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.20.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.9.W4.S1) and character.