Genesis 15:2:5Gen.15.2.W5TAB
מַה־תִּתֶּן־לִ֔י
matitenli
“what will you give to me”
- Transliteration
- ma-ti-TEN-li
- Extended
- mah-tih-TEN-lee
- IPA
- /ma.titˈtɛn.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what will you give to me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ma-ti-TEN-li
- clause
va-YO-mer av-RAM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH ma-ti-TEN-li ve-a-no-KHI ho-LEKH a-ri-RI
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH ma-ti-TEN-li ve-a-no-KHI ho-LEKH a-ri-RI u-ven-ME-shek BEI-ti HU da-ME-sek e-li-E-zer
Exegesis
The question mah titten li {מַה־תִּתֶּן־לִ֔י | mah tit-ten lī} frames Abram’s petition for divine provision.
In context — Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, “Lord GOD , what will You give me, since I continue to go childless , and the heir of my household is Eliezer of Damascus?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 15:2, so the Hebrew word מַה־תִּתֶּן־לִ֔י (matitenli) 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.15.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.2.W5.S1) and character.