1 Chronicles 17:3:61 Chr.17.3.W6TAB
אֶל־נָתָ֖ן
elnatan
“to Nathan”
- Transliteration
- el-na-TAN
- Extended
- ehl-nah-TAAN
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.naːˈtaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Nathan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-na-TAN
- clause
va-ye-HI de-VAR-e-lo-HIM el-na-TAN le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-HI bal-LAI-la ha-HU va-ye-HI de-VAR-e-lo-HIM el-na-TAN le-MOR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-natan {אֶל־נָתָ֖ן | ʾel-nā-ṯān} identifies the recipient.
Root and etymology
n-t-nnun–tav–nun
“to give”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:3
And it happened that night that the word of God came to Nathan saying,
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 17:3, so the Hebrew word אֶל־נָתָ֖ן (elnatan) 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.17.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.3.W6.S1) and character.