Exodus 21:30:4Exod.21.30.W4TAB

וְנָתַ֣ן

venatan

{And} he shall give

Transliteration
ve-na-TAN
Extended
veh-nah-TAHN
IPA
/wə.naː.ˈθan/

Meaning by language

English
{And} he shall give

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + נָ + תַ֣ן
ve + na + tan
venatan

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-na-TAN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-na-TAN pid-YON

  3. clause

    im-KO-fer yu-SHAT a-LAV ve-na-TAN pid-YON naf-SHO

  4. sentence

    im-KO-fer yu-SHAT a-LAV ve-na-TAN pid-YON naf-SHO ke-KHOL a-SHER-yu-SHAT a-LAV

Exegesis

The Qal imperfect venatan {וְנָתַן | wə-nā-tan} ‘and he gives’ shifts to the apodosis, presenting the action of payment.

Root and etymology

Rootnun-tav-nun

to give

In contextExodus 21:30

If a ransom is imposed on him, he must give redemption for his life equal to whatever is imposed on him.

About this coordinate

Exodus 21:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 21:30, so the Hebrew word וְנָתַ֣ן (venatan) 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.21.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.30.W4.S1) and character.