1 Kings 21:2:51 Kgs.21.2.W5TAB
תְּנָה־לִּ֨י
tenali
“please give to me”
- Transliteration
- te-NA-li
- Extended
- teh-NAA-LIH
- IPA
- /təˈnaːl.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- please give to me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
te-NA-li
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BER akh-AV el-na-VOT le-MOR te-NA-li et-kar-me-KHA
- clause
va-ye-da-BER akh-AV el-na-VOT le-MOR te-NA-li et-kar-me-KHA vi-hi-LI le-gan-ya-RAK KI HU ka-ROV E-tsel be-TI ve-et-te-NA le-KHA takh-TAV KE-rem TOV mim-me-NU
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER akh-AV el-na-VOT le-MOR te-NA-li et-kar-me-KHA vi-hi-LI le-gan-ya-RAK KI HU ka-ROV E-tsel be-TI ve-et-te-NA le-KHA takh-TAV KE-rem TOV mim-me-NU IM TOV be-e-NE-kha et-te-NA-le-KHA KE-sef me-KHIR ZE
Exegesis
The imperative tena-li {תְּנָה־לִּי | tə-nāh-lî} plus pronominal suffix requests karmecha {כַּרְמְךָ | kar-mə-khā} ‘your vineyard’.
In context — 1 Kings 21:2
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard , so it can serve as a garden , because it is adjacent to my house. I will offer you a better vineyard in exchange, or, if it seems right in your eyes, I will pay you its value in silver.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 21:2, so the Hebrew word תְּנָה־לִּ֨י (tenali) 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.21.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.2.W5.S1) and character.