Genesis 13:17:8Gen.13.17.W8TAB
אֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃
ettenenna
“I will give it”
- Transliteration
- et-te-NEN-na
- Extended
- eht-teh-NEN-nah
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.tə.ˈnɛn.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will give it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-te-NEN-na
- clause
KI le-KHA et-te-NEN-na
- sentence
KOOM hit-hal-LEKH ba-A-rets le-or-KAH u-le-rokh-BAH KI le-KHA et-te-NEN-na
Exegesis
The imperfect ʾettənennāh {אֶתְּנֶֽנָּה | ʾettənennāh}, marked by an emphatic nun, signals a definitive future promise preserved in translation as “will give it.”
In context — Genesis 13:17
Arise, and walk through the land, along its length and across its breadth, for I will give it to you.
About this coordinate
Genesis 13:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 13:17, so the Hebrew word אֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃ (ettenenna) 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 Gen.13.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.13.17.W8.S1) and character.