1 Samuel 18:4:61 Sam.18.4.W6TAB
וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ
vayitnehu
“and gave it”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-ne-HU
- Extended
- vah-yit-neh-HOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.nəˈneː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and gave it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-ne-HU
- clause
va-yit-pa-SHET ye-ho-na-TAN et-ha-me-IL a-SHER a-LAV va-yit-ne-HU le-da-VID
- sentence
va-yit-pa-SHET ye-ho-na-TAN et-ha-me-IL a-SHER a-LAV va-yit-ne-HU le-da-VID u-mad-DAV ve-ad-khar-BO ve-ad-kash-TO ve-ad-kha-go-RO
Exegesis
The narrative then proceeds with the vav consecutive Qal imperfect verb vayitnehu {וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ | va-yit-te-ne-hu} ‘and he gave it,’ whose suffix -hu refers back to the robe.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:4
Then Jonathan removed the robe that was upon him and gave it to David, along with his armor , and even his sword, and even his bow, and even his belt.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 18:4, so the Hebrew word וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ (vayitnehu) 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.18.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.4.W6.S1) and character.