Genesis 38:8:3Gen.38.8.W3PAT
לְאוֹנָ֔ן
leonan
“to Onan”
- Transliteration
- le-o-NAN
- Extended
- leh-oh-NAAN
- IPA
- /lə.ʔoːˈnaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Onan
- French
- à Onân
- Spanish
- a Onán
- Portuguese
- a Onã
- German
- zu Onan
- Russian
- Онану
- Arabic-Simplified
- لأونان
- Hindi
- ओनान को
- Chinese-Simplified
- 对俄南
- Korean
- 오난에게
- Indonesian
- kepada Onan
- Bengali
- ওনানকে
- Tagalog
- kay Onan
- Swahili
- kwa Onani
- Amharic
- ለኦናን
- Yoruba
- si Ọnani
- Igbo
- nye Onan
- Twi
- maa Onan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-o-NAN
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-hu-DA le-o-NAN BO el-E-shet a-KHI-kha ve-yab-BEM o-TAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-hu-DA le-o-NAN BO el-E-shet a-KHI-kha ve-yab-BEM o-TAH ve-ha-KEM ZE-ra le-a-KHI-kha
In context — Genesis 38:8
and said Judah to Onan go in to the wife of your brother and perform brother-in-law duty her and raise up seed for your brother
About this coordinate
Genesis 38:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 38:8, so the Hebrew word לְאוֹנָ֔ן (leonan) 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.38.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.38.8.W3.S1) and character.