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
Igbo
ka
Twi
sɛnea
Ewe
be

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + מַ֙ + עַן֙
le + ma + an
lemaan

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-MA-an

  2. clause

    le-MA-an te-de-U KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem

  3. 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 contextDeuteronomy 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.