1 Chronicles 16:4:11 Chr.16.4.W1TAB
וַיִּתֵּ֞ן
vayitten
“and he appointed or set”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-TEN
- Extended
- vah-yit-TEEN
- IPA
- /vaj.jitˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he appointed or set
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-TEN
- clause
va-yit-TEN lif-NE a-RON ye-ho-VAH min-ha-le-vi-YIM me-sha-re-TIM
- sentence
va-yit-TEN lif-NE a-RON ye-ho-VAH min-ha-le-vi-YIM me-sha-re-TIM u-le-haz-KIR u-le-ho-DOT u-le-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verb vayyiten {וַיִּתֵּ֞ן | way·yit·tên} employs the vav-consecutive to signal sequential action.
Root and etymology
n-t-nnun–tav–nun
“to give; appoint”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:4
And he appointed ministers from among the Levites before the ark of the LORD , to make remembrance, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:4, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתֵּ֞ן (vayitten) 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 1 Chr.16.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.4.W1.S1) and character.