Joshua 18:3:12Josh.18.3.W12TAB
נָתַ֣ן
natan
“has given”
- Transliteration
- na-TAN
- Extended
- nah-TAN
- IPA
- /naˈtan/
Meaning by language
- English
- has 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 | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
na-TAN la-KHEM
- clause
ad-a-NAH a-TEM mit-ra-PIM la-VO la-RE-shet et-ha-A-retz a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-khem
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-ho-SHU-a el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ad-a-NAH a-TEM mit-ra-PIM la-VO la-RE-shet et-ha-A-retz a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-khem
Exegesis
Asher {אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾăšer} ‘which’ introduces a relative clause featuring natan {נָתַן | nāṯān} ‘he gave’, with lachem {לָכֶ֔ם | lāḵem} ‘to you’ marking recipients.
Root and etymology
נ־ת־ן
“to give, grant”
In context — Joshua 18:3
And Joshua said to the children of Israel, “How long will you be slack to go in to possess the land which the LORD the God of your fathers has given you?”
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 18:3, so the Hebrew word נָתַ֣ן (natan) 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.18.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.3.W12.S1) and character.