Ezekiel 16:12:1Ezek.16.12.W1TAB
וָאֶתֵּ֥ן
vaetten
“and I gave”
- Transliteration
- va-et-TEN
- Extended
- vaa-eh(t)-TEHN
- IPA
- /vaː.ʔetˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I gave
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-et-TEN
- phraseyour reading level
va-et-TEN NE-zem
- clause
va-et-TEN NE-zem al-A-PEKH va-a-gi-LIM al-oz-NA-yikh
- sentence
va-et-TEN NE-zem al-A-PEKH va-a-gi-LIM al-oz-NA-yikh va-a-TE-ret tif-e-ER-et be-ro-SHEKH
Exegesis
The verse uses the wayyiqtol verb va'etten {וָאֶתֵּ֥ן | wā-ʾet-tēn} to mark a past narrative sequence as the speaker bestows adornments. The prepositional chains nezem … al apekh and va'agilim … al oznayikh link each ornament to a specific body part, creating a parallel triad concluded by the construct pair va'ateret tif'eret … be-ro-shekh denoting a crown of beauty. The Hebrew order (nose, ears, head) emphasizes a progression of honor, which is retained in English for natural flow, with particles condensed for readability.
In context — Ezekiel 16:12
And I placed a ring on your nose, and earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:12, so the Hebrew word וָאֶתֵּ֥ן (vaetten) 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.16.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.12.W1.S1) and character.