Joshua 20:8:5Josh.20.8.W5TAB
נָתְנ֞וּ
natnu
“they appointed”
- Transliteration
- nat-NU
- Extended
- naht-NUU
- IPA
- /naːtˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they appointed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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Word in context
- word
nat-NU
- clause
u-me-E-ver le-yar-DEN ye-ri-KHO miz-RA-kha nat-NU et-BE-tsr ba-mid-BAR ba-mi-SHOR mi-mat-TE re-u-VEN
- sentence
u-me-E-ver le-yar-DEN ye-ri-KHO miz-RA-kha nat-NU et-BE-tsr ba-mid-BAR ba-mi-SHOR mi-mat-TE re-u-VEN ve-et-RA-mot ba-gil-AD mi-mat-TE-GAD ve-et-go-LAN ba-ba-SHAN mi-mat-TE me-na-SHEH
Exegesis
The main verb natnu {נָתְנוּ | nā-tə-nû} ‘they designated’ forms an independent clause governing three parallel objects, each introduced by the marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} ‘direct-object marker’.
In context — Joshua 20:8
And on the other side of the Jordan east of Jericho, they designated Bezer in the wilderness , in the plain, from the tribe of Reuben; and Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad; and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 20:8, so the Hebrew word נָתְנ֞וּ (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.20.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.8.W5.S1) and character.