Numbers 17:6:5Num.17.6.W5TABWLC Numbers 17:21
וַיִּתְּנוּ
vayitnu
“and they gave”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-NU
- Extended
- vah-yeet-NU
- IPA
- /vaj.təˈnuː/
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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Word in context
- word
va-yit-NU
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER mo-SHEH el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yit-NU e-LAV kol-ne-si-EI-hem ma-TEH le-na-SI e-KHAD ma-TEH le-na-si-EM shneim-a-SAR ma-TOT u-ma-TEH a-ha-RON be-TOKh ma-to-TAM
Exegesis
The sequence vay·yiṯnû ʾē·lā·w pā·ṭer {וַיִּתְּנוּ אֵלָיו פַּטֵּר | vay·yiṯ·nū ʾē·lā·w pā·ṭer} introduces the action of giving.
In context — Numbers 17:6
And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their leaders gave him staffs—one staff for each leader, according to their ancestral houses—twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 17:6, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְּנוּ (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 Num.17.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.6.W5.S1) and character.