Joshua 21:9:1Josh.21.9.W1TAB
וֽ͏ַיִּתְּנ֗וּ
vayitnu
“and they gave”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-NU
- Extended
- vah-yeet-NUU
- IPA
- /vajitˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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
- clause
va-yit-NU mi-ma-TEH be-NEI ye-hu-DAH u-mi-ma-TEH be-NEI shim-ON
- sentence
va-yit-NU mi-ma-TEH be-NEI ye-hu-DAH u-mi-ma-TEH be-NEI shim-ON ET he-a-REEM ha-EH-leh a-sher-yik-RA et-HEN be-SHEM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive vayyittenu {וַיִּתְּנוּ | wayyiṯnū} “and they gave,” marking a sequential action.
Root and etymology
n-t-nnun–tav–nun
“to give”
In context — Joshua 21:9
And they gave from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon these towns , which are listed by name .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:9, so the Hebrew word וֽ͏ַיִּתְּנ֗וּ (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.21.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.9.W1.S1) and character.