Exodus 30:13:2Exod.30.13.W2TAB
יִתְּנ֗וּ
yittenu
“shall give”
- Transliteration
- yit-te-NU
- Extended
- yit-te-NOO
- IPA
- /jit.təˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall give
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yit-te-NU
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ZEH yit-te-NU
- clause
ZEH yit-te-NU kol-ha-o-VER al-ha-pe-ku-DEEM ma-kha-TSIT ha-SHE-kel be-SHE-kel ha-KO-desh
- sentence
ZEH yit-te-NU kol-ha-o-VER al-ha-pe-ku-DEEM ma-kha-TSIT ha-SHE-kel be-SHE-kel ha-KO-desh es-RIM GE-ra ha-SHE-kel ma-kha-TSIT ha-SHE-kel te-ru-MAH la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verb yitnu {יִתְּנוּ | yiṭ·nû} in the Qal imperfect third person masculine plural conveys a mandatory obligation.
In context — Exodus 30:13
This is the required contribution for each person registered: half a shekel by the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs, delivered as a consecrated offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Exodus 30:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 30:13, so the Hebrew word יִתְּנ֗וּ (yittenu) 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.30.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.30.13.W2.S1) and character.