Joshua 15:19:2Josh.15.19.W2TAB
תְּנָה־לִּ֣י
tenali
“give me”
- Transliteration
- te-NA-li
- Extended
- teh-NAH-LEE
- IPA
- /tənˈaː.lˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- give me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent 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
te-NA-li
- phraseyour reading level
te-NA-li ve-ra-KHA
- clause
va-to-MER te-NA-li ve-ra-KHA KI E-retz ha-NE-gev ne-ta-ta-NI ve-na-ta-TA LI gu-LOT MA-yim
- sentence
va-to-MER te-NA-li ve-ra-KHA KI E-retz ha-NE-gev ne-ta-ta-NI ve-na-ta-TA LI gu-LOT MA-yim va-yi-TEN-lah ET gu-LOT il-li-YOT ve-ET gu-LOT takh-ti-YOT
Exegesis
The imperative tenah {תְּנָה | tənāh} ‘give’ functions as a forceful petition.
In context — Joshua 15:19
She said, “Give me a blessing , since you have given me land in the Negev , give me springs of water also.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 15:19, so the Hebrew word תְּנָה־לִּ֣י (tenali) 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 Josh.15.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.19.W2.S1) and character.