Joshua 22:25:2Josh.22.25.W2TAB
נָֽתַן־יְ֠הוָה
natanyehovah
“the LORD has set”
- Transliteration
- na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- nah-TAAN-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /naˈtan.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD has set
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
u-gvuL na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-gvuL na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH bei-NE-nu u-vei-NE-khem be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD et-ha-yar-DEN EIN-la-KHEM KHE-lek ba-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-gvuL na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH bei-NE-nu u-vei-NE-khem be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD et-ha-yar-DEN EIN-la-KHEM KHE-lek ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-hish-BI-tu be-NE-khem et-ba-NEI-nu le-vil-TI ye-RA et-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verb-subject complex natan-YHWH {נָֽתַן־יְ֠הוָה | nāṯan-yə-hō-wāh} presents the boundary as YHWH’s established act, not a merely human arrangement.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be; exist”
In context — Joshua 22:25
The LORD has set the Jordan as a boundary between us and you, sons of Reuben and sons of Gad. You have no share in the LORD, and your sons will make our sons cease to fear the LORD.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 22:25, so the Hebrew word נָֽתַן־יְ֠הוָה (natanyehovah) 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.22.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.25.W2.S1) and character.