Leviticus 24:20:11Lev.24.20.W11TAB
יִתֵּ֥ן
yiten
“gives”
- Transliteration
- yi-TEN
- Extended
- yee-TEHN
- IPA
- /ji.ˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- gives
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
yi-TEN
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER yi-TEN MUM
- clause
ka-a-SHER yi-TEN MUM ba-a-DAM KEN yi-na-TEN BO
- sentence
SHE-ver TA-khat SHE-ver A-yin TA-khat A-yin SHEN TA-khat SHEN ka-a-SHER yi-TEN MUM ba-a-DAM KEN yi-na-TEN BO
Exegesis
The verbs yiten {יִתֵּ֥ן | yittēn} ‘he causes’ (Qal imperfect 3ms) and yinnaten {יִנָּ֥תֶן | yinnaṯṯēn} ‘it shall be inflicted’ (Nifal imperfect 3ms) reflect active and passive voice respectively, underscoring agency and retribution.
In context — Leviticus 24:20
Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he causes an injury to a person , so it shall be inflicted upon him.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 24:20, so the Hebrew word יִתֵּ֥ן (yiten) 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.24.20.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.20.W11.S1) and character.