Deuteronomy 13:17:5Deut.13.17.W5PATWLC Deuteronomy 13:18
לְמַ֣עַן
lemaan
“so that”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MAA-an
- IPA
- /ləˈmaʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that
- French
- afin que
- Spanish
- para que
- Portuguese
- para que
- German
- damit
- Russian
- чтобы
- Arabic-Simplified
- لكي
- Hindi
- ताकि
- Chinese-Simplified
- 以便
- Korean
- 하도록
- Indonesian
- supaya
- Bengali
- যাতে
- Tagalog
- upang
- Swahili
- ili
- Amharic
- እንዲ
- Yoruba
- ki
- Igbo
- ka
- Twi
- sɛ
- Ewe
- be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-MA-an
- phraseyour reading level
le-MA-an ya-SHOOV Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
veh-loh-yid-BAK beh-YAHD-kha meh-oo-MAH min-ha-KHE-rem le-MA-an ya-SHOOV Ye-ho-VAH meh-kha-RON A-po ve-na-TAN le-kha ra-kha-MIM ve-ri-KHAM-kha
- sentence
veh-loh-yid-BAK beh-YAHD-kha meh-oo-MAH min-ha-KHE-rem le-MA-an ya-SHOOV Ye-ho-VAH meh-kha-RON A-po ve-na-TAN le-kha ra-kha-MIM ve-ri-KHAM-kha ve-hir-BEKH-kha ka-a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha
In context — Deuteronomy 13:17
shall not stick in your hand anything from the devoted thing so that the LORD may turn back from the fierceness his anger give you mercy have compassion on you multiply you as he swore to your fathers
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 13:17, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֣עַן (lemaan) 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 Deut.13.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.17.W5.S1) and character.