Joshua 21:13:4Josh.21.13.W4TAB
נָֽתְנוּ֙
natnu
“they gave”
- Transliteration
- nat-NU
- Extended
- naht-NU
- IPA
- /naˈt.nu/
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
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN nat-NU et-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh et-khev-RON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN nat-NU et-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh et-khev-RON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-et-liv-NA ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
Nat’nu {נָתְנוּ | nātənû} “they gave” functions as the main verb.
In context — Joshua 21:13
And to the sons of Aaron the priest , they gave Hebron and its pasturelands as a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah and its pasturelands.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 21:13, so the Hebrew word נָֽתְנוּ֙ (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.21.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.13.W4.S1) and character.