1 Samuel 18:2:61 Sam.18.2.W6TAB

נְתָנ֔וֹ

netano

he allowed him or gave him

Transliteration
ne-ta-NO
Extended
neh-tah-NOH
IPA
/nəθaˈnoː/

Meaning by language

English
he allowed him or gave him

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Result
נְ + תָ + נ֔וֹ
ne + ta + no
netano

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    ne-ta-NO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-LO ne-ta-NO

  3. clause

    ve-LO ne-ta-NO la-SHUV BET a-VIV

  4. sentence

    va-yik-ka-KHE-hu sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU ve-LO ne-ta-NO la-SHUV BET a-VIV

Exegesis

The negative clause velo netano lashuv {וְלֹא נְתָנוֹ לָשׁוּב | wə-lō’ nᵊtānô lāšûḇ} employs the perfect form of netan with negation to indicate refusal of permission.

In context1 Samuel 18:2

Saul took him that day and did not permit him to return to his father’s house.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 18:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 18:2, so the Hebrew word נְתָנ֔וֹ (netano) 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 Sam.18.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.2.W6.S1) and character.