Joshua 21:12:4Josh.21.12.W4TAB
נָֽתְנ֛וּ
natnu
“they gave”
- Transliteration
- nat-NU
- Extended
- naht-NUU
- IPA
- /naθˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they gave
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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The word
Word in context
- word
nat-NU
- clause
nat-NU le-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH ba-a-khu-za-TO
- sentence
ve-ET-se-DEH ha-IR ve-ET-kha-tse-RE-ha nat-NU le-ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH ba-a-khu-za-TO
Exegesis
The Qal perfect verb natnu {נָתְנוּ | nāṯnû} (“they gave”) introduces the main clause.
In context — Joshua 21:12
But they gave the field of the city and its villages to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 21:12, so the Hebrew word נָֽתְנ֛וּ (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.21.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.12.W4.S1) and character.