Exodus 21:23:3Exod.21.23.W3TAB
וְנָתַתָּ֥ה
venatatta
“give”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-tat-TA
- Extended
- veh-nah-taht-TAA
- IPA
- /wə.na.tat.ˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- give
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-na-tat-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-tat-TA NE-fesh
- clause
ve-na-tat-TA NE-fesh TA-khat NA-fesh
- sentence
ve-im-a-SON yih-YEH ve-na-tat-TA NE-fesh TA-khat NA-fesh
Exegesis
The apodosis opens with the vav consecutive in venatatah {וְנָתַתָּה | wə-nā-ṯa-tāh}, followed by the formula nephesh tachat nephesh {נֶפֶשׁ תַּחַת נָפֶשׁ | ne-pheš ta-ḥaṯ nā-pheš}, where tachat indicates legal substitution. This parallelism underlines the principle of equal retribution in the covenant code.
In context — Exodus 21:23
If harm occurs, you shall give life for life.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 21:23, so the Hebrew word וְנָתַתָּ֥ה (venatatta) 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.21.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.23.W3.S1) and character.