Joshua 21:3:1Josh.21.3.W1TAB
וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ
vayitnu
“so they gave”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-NU
- Extended
- vah-yit-NUU
- IPA
- /vajitˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- so 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 be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM
- clause
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM mi-na-cha-la-TAM el-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM mi-na-cha-la-TAM el-PI Ye-ho-VAH et-he-a-RIM ha-EI-le ve-et-mig-re-shei-HEN
Exegesis
The narrative continuity is marked by vayitnu {וַיִּתְּנוּ | wayyiṯnû} ‘and they gave’, where the vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect advances the account.
Root and etymology
n-t-nnun–tav–nun
“to give”
In context — Joshua 21:3
And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance these cities and their pasturelands, according to the word of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:3, 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.21.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.3.W1.S1) and character.