Ezekiel 14:3:9Ezek.14.3.W9TAB
נָתְנ֖וּ
natnu
“they have set”
- Transliteration
- nat-NU
- Extended
- naat-NOO
- IPA
- /naːθəˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have set
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nat-NU
- clause
ben-a-DAM ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le he-e-LU gi-lu-le-HEM al-lib-BAM u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NAM nat-NU NO-khakh pe-ne-HEM
- sentence
ben-a-DAM ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le he-e-LU gi-lu-le-HEM al-lib-BAM u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NAM nat-NU NO-khakh pe-ne-HEM ha-id-da-ROSH id-da-RESH la-HEM
Exegesis
The conjunction ū links to ū-miš-qōl ʿă-vō-nām {וּמִכְשׁוֹל עֲוֺנָם | û-miš-qōl ʿă-vō-nām} “and a stumblingblock of their iniquity,” which is given (nāt-nū {נָתְנוּ | nāt-nū}) “they have given” before their faces (nō-ḥaḥ pə-nê-hem {נֹכַח פְּנֵיהֶם | nō-ḥaḥ pə-nê-hem}), underscoring visible transgression.
In context — Ezekiel 14:3
Son of man, these men have placed their idols upon their heart, and the stumblingblock of their iniquity they have set before their faces. Should I indeed be inquired of at all by them?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 14:3, so the Hebrew word נָתְנ֖וּ (natnu) 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 Ezek.14.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.3.W9.S1) and character.