Deuteronomy 16:18:3Deut.16.18.W3TAB
תִּֽתֶּן־לְךָ֙
titenlekha
“you shall appoint for yourself”
- Transliteration
- ti-TEN-le-KHA
- Extended
- tih-TEN-leh-KHAH
- IPA
- /tiˈten.ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall appoint for yourself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ti-TEN-le-KHA
- clause
shof-TIM ve-sho-TRIM ti-TEN-le-KHA be-KHOL-she-a-RE-kha a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA lish-va-TE-kha
- sentence
shof-TIM ve-sho-TRIM ti-TEN-le-KHA be-KHOL-she-a-RE-kha a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA lish-va-TE-kha ve-shaf-TU et-ha-AM mish-PAT-TSE-dek
Exegesis
The verb titen-lekha {תִּתֶּן־לְךָ | tit-ten-lə-ḵā} in the qal imperfect second person masculine singular expresses a direct obligation.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:18
You shall appoint judges and officers for yourself in all your gates , which the LORD your God is giving you for your tribes, and they shall judge the people with a judgment of justice.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 16:18, so the Hebrew word תִּֽתֶּן־לְךָ֙ (titenlekha) 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.16.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.18.W3.S1) and character.