Joshua 19:49:4Josh.19.49.W4TAB
וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ
vayitnu
“and they gave”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-NU
- Extended
- vah-yeet-NUU
- IPA
- /vajitˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they gave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-NU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL na-kha-LA
- clause
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL na-kha-LA li-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN be-to-KHAM
- sentence
va-ye-kha-LOO le-nkhol-ET-ha-A-retz lig-vu-lo-TE-ha va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL na-kha-LA li-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN be-to-KHAM
Exegesis
The narrative then employs wayyiṯnū {וַיִּתְּנוּ | wayyiṯnū} “and they gave,” and the construct phrase bənê yisrāʾēl {בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bənê yisrāʾēl} “sons of Israel” as subject.
In context — Joshua 19:49
And when they had finished apportioning the land to its boundaries , the sons of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua son of Nun among them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:49:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 19:49, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ (vayitnu) 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.19.49.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.49.W4.S1) and character.