Deuteronomy 13:17:9Deut.13.17.W9TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:18
וְנָ֛תַן לְךָ֥
venatan lekha
“and He will give to you”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-TAN le-KHA
- Extended
- veh-nah-TAHN leh-KHAH
- IPA
- /vənaˈtan ləˈxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- and He will give to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
ve-na-TAN le-KHA
- clause
ve-LO-yid-BAK be-yad-KHA me-u-MAH min-ha-KHE-rem le-MA-an ya-SHUV Ye-ho-VAH me-kha-RON a-PO ve-na-TAN le-KHA ra-kha-MIM ve-ri-KHAM-kha
- sentence
ve-LO-yid-BAK be-yad-KHA me-u-MAH min-ha-KHE-rem le-MA-an ya-SHUV Ye-ho-VAH me-kha-RON a-PO ve-na-TAN le-KHA ra-kha-MIM ve-ri-KHAM-kha ve-hir-BEKH-kha ka-a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha
Exegesis
The consecutive vav-verb sequence venatan {וְנָתַן | wə-nā-ṭān}, verichamkha {וְרִיחַמְךָ | wə-ri-ḥam-khā}, vehirbekha {וְהִרְבֶּךָ | wə-hir-be-khā} describes cumulative divine actions.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:17
And nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand, so that the LORD may turn from the burning of His anger and show you mercy and have compassion on you, and increase you, as He swore to your fathers.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 13:17, so the Hebrew word וְנָ֛תַן לְךָ֥ (venatan lekha) 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 Deut.13.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.17.W9.S1) and character.