Joshua 19:50:3Josh.19.50.W3TAB
נָ֣תְנוּ
natnu
“they gave”
- Transliteration
- nat-NU
- Extended
- naht-NUU
- IPA
- /naθˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they gave
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
nat-NU
- phraseyour reading level
nat-NU LO
- clause
al-PI Ye-ho-VAH nat-NU LO et-ha-IR a-SHER sha-AL et-TIM-nat-SE-rakh be-HAR ef-RA-yim
- sentence
al-PI Ye-ho-VAH nat-NU LO et-ha-IR a-SHER sha-AL et-TIM-nat-SE-rakh be-HAR ef-RA-yim va-yiv-NEH et-ha-IR va-ye-SHEV BAH
Exegesis
The plural verb natnu {נָתְנוּ | nāṯnû} ‘they gave’ indicates collective distribution of inheritance.
Root and etymology
n-t-nnun–tav–nun
“to give”
In context — Joshua 19:50
According to the command of the LORD , they gave him the city he asked for, Timnath-Serah in the hill country of Ephraim, and he built the city and lived in it.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:50:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 19:50, so the Hebrew word נָ֣תְנוּ (natnu) 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.19.50.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.50.W3.S1) and character.