Joshua 21:8:1Josh.21.8.W1TAB
וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ
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 be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM ET-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh ve-ET-mig-re-SHE-hen
- sentence
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM ET-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh ve-ET-mig-re-SHE-hen ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-Mo-sheh ba-go-RAL
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive vayittənu {וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ | wayyitnû} ‘and they gave’, marking a sequential completed action.
Root and etymology
n-t-nnun–tav–nun
“to give”
In context — Joshua 21:8
And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses by lot.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:8, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ (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.21.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.8.W1.S1) and character.