Ezekiel 15:4:3Ezek.15.4.W3TAB
נִתַּ֣ן
nitan
“it is given”
- Transliteration
- ni-TAN
- Extended
- nih-TAN
- IPA
- /nitˈtan/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is given
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ni-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
ni-TAN le-A-kha-LA
- clause
hi-NE la-ESH ni-TAN le-A-kha-LA
- sentence
hi-NE la-ESH ni-TAN le-A-kha-LA ET she-NEI ke-tso-TAI-v a-khe-LA ha-ESH ve-to-KHO na-KHAR ha-yits-LAKH lim-la-A-kha
Exegesis
The sequence la’esh nittan {לָאֵשׁ נִתַּן} ‘to the fire it is given’ uses a Nifal perfect to express the wood’s intended fate.
In context — Ezekiel 15:4
Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel; the fire has consumed both its ends , and its middle is charred. Will it succeed for any work?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 15:4, so the Hebrew word נִתַּ֣ן (nitan) 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.15.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.4.W3.S1) and character.