Ezekiel 17:18:6Ezek.17.18.W6TAB
נָתַ֥ן
natan
“he gave”
- Transliteration
- na-TAN
- Extended
- naa-TAHN
- IPA
- /naːˈtan/
Meaning by language
- English
- he gave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE na-TAN YA-do
- clause
ve-hin-NE na-TAN YA-do ve-khol-E-le A-SA LO yim-ma-LET
- sentence
u-va-ZA a-LA le-ha-FER be-RIT ve-hin-NE na-TAN YA-do ve-khol-E-le A-SA LO yim-ma-LET
Exegesis
The idiom natan yado {נָתַ֥ן יָד֛וֹ | nā-ṯan yā-ḏô} ‘he gave his hand’ serves as a legal pledge.
In context — Ezekiel 17:18
And he despised the oath to break the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand ; and for all these things he will not escape.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 17:18, so the Hebrew word נָתַ֥ן (natan) 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.17.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.18.W6.S1) and character.