Nehemiah 13:4:5Neh.13.4.W5TAB
נָת֖וּן
natun
“having been appointed”
- Transliteration
- na-TUN
- Extended
- naa-TOON
- IPA
- /naːˈtuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having been appointed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
na-TUN
- clause
ve-lif-NE mi-ZE el-ya-SHIV ha-ko-HEN na-TUN be-lish-KAT BET-e-lo-HE-nu
- sentence
ve-lif-NE mi-ZE el-ya-SHIV ha-ko-HEN na-TUN be-lish-KAT BET-e-lo-HE-nu ka-ROV le-to-vi-YA
Exegesis
The participle natun {נָת֖וּן | nā-tûn} ‘was appointed’ serves as predicate, indicating a state of official assignment.
Root and etymology
נ־ת־ן
“to give, appoint”
In context — Nehemiah 13:4
And before this, Eliashib the priest was appointed over the chamber of the house of our God , and he was allied to Tobiah.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Nehemiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word נָת֖וּן (natun) 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 Neh.13.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.4.W5.S1) and character.