Exodus 16:15:18Exod.16.15.W18TAB
נָתַ֧ן
natan
“{He} gave”
- Transliteration
- na-TAN
- Extended
- nah-TAHN
- IPA
- /na.ˈθan/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} gave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHE a-le-HEM HU ha-LE-khem a-SHER na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM le-okh-LA
- sentence
va-yir-U ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL va-yom-RU ISH el-a-KHIV MAN HU KI LO yad-U mah-HU va-YO-mer mo-SHE a-le-HEM HU ha-LE-khem a-SHER na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM le-okh-LA
Exegesis
The relative clause asher natan YHWH {אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְהוָה | ʾă-šer nā-ṯan Yə-hō-wāh} attributes the bread to divine action.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–tav–nun
“to give”
In context — Exodus 16:15
When the sons of Israel saw it, they said each man to his brother, "What is it?" because they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "It is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat ."
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:15:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Exodus 16:15, so the Hebrew word נָתַ֧ן (natan) 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 Exod.16.15.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.15.W18.S1) and character.