Joshua 21:11:1Josh.21.11.W1TAB
וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ
vayitnu
“they gave”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-NU
- Extended
- vah-yit-NUU
- IPA
- /vajitˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 la-HEM
- clause
va-yit-NU la-HEM ET-kir-YAT ar-BA a-VI ha-a-NOK HI khev-RON be-HAR ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yit-NU la-HEM ET-kir-YAT ar-BA a-VI ha-a-NOK HI khev-RON be-HAR ye-hu-DA ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha se-vi-vo-TE-ha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive in vayyiṭnu {וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ | wayyitənû} ‘and they gave’, initiating the past narrative.
Root and etymology
n-t-nnun–tav–nun
“to give”
In context — Joshua 21:11
And they gave to them the city of Arba, father of the Anak , which is Hebron in the hill country of Judah, and its pasturelands around it.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:11, 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.21.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.11.W1.S1) and character.