Genesis 18:19:15Gen.18.19.W15PAT
לְמַ֗עַן
lemaan
“so that”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MAH-ahn
- IPA
- /lə.ˈma.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that
- French
- afin que
- Spanish
- para que
- Portuguese
- para que
- German
- damit
- Russian
- чтобы
- Arabic-Simplified
- لِكَيْ
- Hindi
- ताकि
- Chinese-Simplified
- 为使
- Korean
- 하도록
- Indonesian
- supaya
- Bengali
- যেন
- Tagalog
- upang
- Swahili
- ili
- Amharic
- ዘንድ
- Yoruba
- ki
- 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 ha-VI Ye-ho-VAH al-av-ra-HAM ET a-sher-di-BER a-LAV
- sentence
KI ye-da-TIV le-ma-AN a-SHER ye-tsav-VE et-ba-NAV ve-et-bei-TO a-kha-RAV ve-sham-RU DE-rekh Ye-ho-VAH la-a-SOT tse-da-KA u-mish-PAT le-MA-an ha-VI Ye-ho-VAH al-av-ra-HAM ET a-sher-di-BER a-LAV
In context — Genesis 18:19
for I have known him so that that he will command his sons and his household after him keep the way of LORD to do righteousness and justice so that LORD bring upon Abraham that he spoke concerning him
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:19:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 18:19, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֗עַן (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 Gen.18.19.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.19.W15.S1) and character.