Deuteronomy 29:6:8Deut.29.6.W8PATWLC Deuteronomy 29:5
לְמַ֙עַן֙
lemaan
“in order that”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MA-ahn
- IPA
- /lə.ma.ˈʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- in order that
- French
- afin que
- Spanish
- para que
- Portuguese
- para que
- German
- damit
- Russian
- чтобы
- Arabic-Simplified
- لكي
- Hindi
- ताकि
- Chinese-Simplified
- 为要
- Korean
- 위하여
- Indonesian
- supaya
- Bengali
- যেন
- Tagalog
- upang
- Swahili
- ili
- Amharic
- እንዲ
- Yoruba
- kí
- Igbo
- ka
- Twi
- sɛnea
- 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
- clause
le-MA-an te-de-U KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- sentence
LE-khem LO a-khal-TEM ve-YA-yin ve-she-KHAR LO she-tee-TEM le-MA-an te-de-U KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
In context — Deuteronomy 29:6
bread not eat and wine and strong drink not drink in order that know that I LORD your God
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 29:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 29:6, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֙עַן֙ (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.29.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.29.6.W8.S1) and character.