Job 19:23:5Job.19.23.W5TAB
מִֽי־יִתֵּ֖ן
miyitten
“who will give”
- Transliteration
- mi-yit-TEN
- Extended
- mih-yit-TEEN
- IPA
- /miː.jitˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- who will give
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
mi-yit-TEN
- clause
mi-yit-TEN ba-SE-fer ve-yu-kha-KU
- sentence
mi-yit-TEN E-fo ve-yik-KA-te-vun mil-LAI mi-yit-TEN ba-SE-fer ve-yu-kha-KU
Exegesis
The verse employs a repeated optative formula, mi-yitten {מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן | mî-yittēn} ‘who would grant,’ combining an interrogative pronoun with a Qal imperfect jussive to express longing.
In context — Job 19:23
Oh, that my words were now written; oh, that they were recorded in a book .
About this coordinate
Job 19:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 19:23, so the Hebrew word מִֽי־יִתֵּ֖ן (miyitten) 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 Job.19.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.23.W5.S1) and character.