Deuteronomy 20:13:1Deut.20.13.W1TAB
וּנְתָנָ֛הּ
unetanah
“and gives it”
- Transliteration
- u-ne-ta-NAH
- Extended
- oo-neh-tah-NAH
- IPA
- /unətaˈnaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- and gives it
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-ne-ta-NAH
- clause
u-ne-ta-NAH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-ya-DE-kha
- sentence
u-ne-ta-NAH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-ya-DE-kha ve-hi-KI-ta et-KOL-ze-khu-RAH le-FI-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive narrative structure using unetanah {וּנְתָנָ֛הּ | ū-nə-ṭā-nāh} ‘and He gives it,’ signaling sequential divine action.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:13
When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike every male in it by the edge of the sword .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 20:13, so the Hebrew word וּנְתָנָ֛הּ (unetanah) 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.20.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.13.W1.S1) and character.