Genesis 50:20:8Gen.50.20.W8PAT
לְמַ֗עַן
lemaan
“in order that”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MAH-ahn
- IPA
- /lə.ˈma.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- in order that
- French
- afin que
- Spanish
- para que
- Portuguese
- a fim de que
- German
- damit
- Russian
- чтобы
- Arabic-Simplified
- لِكَيْ
- Hindi
- ताकि
- Chinese-Simplified
- 为要
- Korean
- 하도록
- Indonesian
- supaya
- Bengali
- যেন
- Tagalog
- upang
- Swahili
- ili
- Amharic
- እንዲሆን
- Yoruba
- kí
- Igbo
- ka
- Twi
- na
- 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
e-lo-HIM kha-sha-VAH le-to-VA le-MA-an a-SO ka-YOM ha-ZE le-ha-kha-YOT am-RAV
- sentence
ve-a-TEM kha-shav-TEM a-LAI ra-A e-lo-HIM kha-sha-VAH le-to-VA le-MA-an a-SO ka-YOM ha-ZE le-ha-kha-YOT am-RAV
In context — Genesis 50:20
and you you planned against me evil God planned it for good in order that to do as the day this to keep alive many people
About this coordinate
Genesis 50:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 50:20, 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.50.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.50.20.W8.S1) and character.