1 Kings 18:23:11 Kgs.18.23.W1TAB

וְיִתְּנוּ־לָ֜נוּ

veyitnulanu

and let them give to us

Transliteration
ve-yit-NU-LA-nu
Extended
veh-yit-NOO-LAA-noo
IPA
/vəjitˈnuː.laːˈnuː/

Meaning by language

English
and let them give to us

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + יִתְּ + נוּ + לָ֜ + נוּ
ve + yit + nu + la + nu
veyitnulanu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Tavt as in top
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-yit-NU-LA-nu

  2. clause

    ve-yit-NU-LA-nu she-NA-yim pa-RIM ve-yiv-kha-RU la-HEM hap-PAR ha-e-KHAD vi-nat-te-KHU-hu ve-ya-SI-mu al-ha-e-TSIM ve-ESH LO ya-SI-mu

  3. sentence

    ve-yit-NU-LA-nu she-NA-yim pa-RIM ve-yiv-kha-RU la-HEM hap-PAR ha-e-KHAD vi-nat-te-KHU-hu ve-ya-SI-mu al-ha-e-TSIM ve-ESH LO ya-SI-mu va-a-NI e-e-SE et-hap-PAR ha-e-KHAD ve-na-TAT-ti al-ha-e-TSIM ve-ESH LO a-SIM

Exegesis

The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect veyittenu {וְיִתְּנוּ־לָ֜נוּ | wə-yit-te-nû} ‘and let them give’, functioning as a jussive request.

In context1 Kings 18:23

And let them give us two bulls , and let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces and place it on the wood , but let them not put fire on it. And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood, but I will not put fire on it.

About this coordinate

1 Kings 18:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 18:23, so the Hebrew word וְיִתְּנוּ־לָ֜נוּ (veyitnulanu) 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.18.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.23.W1.S1) and character.