Genesis 18:24:11Gen.18.24.W11PAT

לְמַ֛עַן

lemaan

for the sake of

Transliteration
le-MA-an
Extended
leh-MAH-ahn
IPA
/lə.ˈma.ʕan/

Meaning by language

English
for the sake of
French
à cause de
Spanish
por causa de
Portuguese
por causa de
German
wegen
Russian
ради
Arabic-Simplified
لأجل
Hindi
के कारण
Chinese-Simplified
为了
Korean
때문에
Indonesian
demi
Bengali
কারণে
Tagalog
alang-alang sa
Swahili
kwa ajili ya
Amharic
ስለ
Yoruba
nítorí
Igbo
n'ihi
Twi
ma
Ewe
ta

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + מַ֛ + עַן
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

Tap any letter to hear its name and sound

Vowels (Niqqud)

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    le-MA-an

  2. clause

    ha-AF tis-PEH ve-LO-ti-SA la-ma-KOM le-MA-an kha-mi-SHIM ha-tsa-di-KIM a-SHER be-kir-BAH

  3. sentence

    u-LAI YESH kha-mi-SHIM tsa-di-KIM be-TOKH ha-IR ha-AF tis-PEH ve-LO-ti-SA la-ma-KOM le-MA-an kha-mi-SHIM ha-tsa-di-KIM a-SHER be-kir-BAH

In contextGenesis 18:24

perhaps fifty righteous ones within the city there are indeed will you sweep away and not spare the place for the sake of fifty the righteous ones who are in it

About this coordinate

Genesis 18:24:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 18:24, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֛עַן (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.18.24.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.24.W11.S1) and character.