Genesis 15:18:9Gen.15.18.W9TAB
נָתַ֙תִּי֙
natatti
“I have given”
- Transliteration
- na-TAT-ti
- Extended
- nah-TAHT-tee
- IPA
- /naː.ˈθat.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have given
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
na-TAT-ti
- clause
le-zar-a-KHA na-TAT-ti et-ha-A-rets ha-ZOT min-ne-HAR mits-RAI-yim ad-ha-na-HAR ha-ga-DOL ne-har-pe-RAT
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU ka-RAT Ye-ho-VAH et-av-RAM be-RIT le-MOR le-zar-a-KHA na-TAT-ti et-ha-A-rets ha-ZOT min-ne-HAR mits-RAI-yim ad-ha-na-HAR ha-ga-DOL ne-har-pe-RAT
Exegesis
The verb natati {נָתַתִּי | nā-tat-tî} is a perfect first person form, “I have given,” used as a prophetic or performative perfect: the land grant is so certain it is spoken of as completed.
In context — Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt up to the great river, the river Euphrates.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 15:18, so the Hebrew word נָתַ֙תִּי֙ (natatti) 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.15.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.18.W9.S1) and character.