Leviticus 20:3:2Lev.20.3.W2TAB
אֶתֵּ֤ן
eten
“will set”
- Transliteration
- e-TEN
- Extended
- eh-TEN
- IPA
- /ʔetˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- will set
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-TEN
- phraseyour reading level
e-TEN et-pa-NAI
- clause
va-a-NI e-TEN et-pa-NAI ba-ISH ha-HU ve-hikh-ra-TEE o-TO mi-KE-REV am-MO
- sentence
va-a-NI e-TEN et-pa-NAI ba-ISH ha-HU ve-hikh-ra-TEE o-TO mi-KE-REV am-MO KI miz-zar-O na-TAN la-MO-lekh le-MA-an ta-ME et-mik-da-SHI u-le-kha-LEL et-SHEM kad-SHI
Exegesis
The verb etten {אֶתֵּן | ʾettēn} ‘I will set’ conveys volitional intent.
In context — Leviticus 20:3
I will set my face against that man and will cut him off from the midst of his people because he gave some of his offspring to Molekh to defile my sanctuary and to profane my holy name.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 20:3, so the Hebrew word אֶתֵּ֤ן (eten) 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 Lev.20.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.3.W2.S1) and character.