1 Kings 16:2:51 Kgs.16.2.W5TAB
וָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣
vaettenkha
“and I gave you or appointed you”
- Transliteration
- va-et-TEN-kha
- Extended
- vaa-eht-TEN-khah
- IPA
- /vaːʔɛtːɛnˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I gave you or appointed you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-et-TEN-kha
- phraseyour reading level
va-et-TEN-kha na-GID
- clause
YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha MIN-he-a-FAR va-et-TEN-kha na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha MIN-he-a-FAR va-et-TEN-kha na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL va-TE-lekh be-DE-rekh ya-rav-AM va-ta-kha-TI ET-a-MI yis-ra-EL le-hakh-i-SE-ni be-kha-to-TAM
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive verbs wā’ĕtenkā {וָאֶתֶּנְךָ | wā’ĕtenəḵā} and wāṯēleḵ {וַתֵּלֶךְ | wāṯēleḵ} maintain narrative sequence.
In context — 1 Kings 16:2
Because I raised you from the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, but you walked in the way of Jeroboam and caused My people Israel to sin, provoking Me to anger by their sins.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 16:2, so the Hebrew word וָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣ (vaettenkha) 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 Kgs.16.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.2.W5.S1) and character.