Isaiah 23:18:3Isa.23.18.W3TAB
וְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּ
veetnanah
“and her wages”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-na-NAH
- Extended
- veh-eht-nah-NAH
- IPA
- /vəʔɛθ.naˈnaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- and her wages
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ve-et-na-NAH
- clause
ve-ha-YA sakh-RAH ve-et-na-NAH KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH LO ye-a-TSER ve-LO ye-kha-SEN
- sentence
ve-ha-YA sakh-RAH ve-et-na-NAH KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH LO ye-a-TSER ve-LO ye-kha-SEN KI la-yo-she-VIM lif-NE ye-ho-VAH yih-ye sakh-RAH le-e-KHOL le-sa-ve-A ve-lim-kha-SE a-TIK
Exegesis
The coordinated nouns saḥrah {סַחְרָ֜הּ | saḥ-rāh} ‘her merchandise’ and ve’etnannah {וְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּ | wə-’eṯ-nan-nāh} ‘her harlot’s pay’ function as the subject of kodesh {קֹ֚דֶשׁ | qō-ḏeš} ‘holiness’ with the dative la-YHWH {לַֽיהוָ֔ה | la-YHWH} ‘to the LORD.’
In context — Isaiah 23:18
And her merchandise and her harlot’s pay will be holiness to the LORD ; it will not be stored up or hoarded, for her merchandise will be for those who dwell before the LORD, for food in abundance , and for enduring clothing.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 23:18, so the Hebrew word וְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּ (veetnanah) 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 Isa.23.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.18.W3.S1) and character.