Numbers 18:12:8Num.18.12.W8TAB
אֲשֶׁר־יִתְּנ֥וּ
asheryitnu
“which they give”
- Transliteration
- a-sher-yit-NU
- Extended
- ah-shehr-yeet-NUU
- IPA
- /ʔaˈʃer jitˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- which they give
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sher-yit-NU
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-yit-NU la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
re-shi-TAM a-sher-yit-NU la-ye-ho-VAH le-KHA ne-ta-TIM
- sentence
KOL KHE-lev yits-HAR ve-KOL-KHE-lev ti-ROSH ve-da-GAN re-shi-TAM a-sher-yit-NU la-ye-ho-VAH le-KHA ne-ta-TIM
Exegesis
The construct noun reshitam {רֵאשִׁיתָם | rēʾîšîṯām} ‘their first’ introduces a relative clause with asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘which’, specifying the initial yield as firstfruits.
The imperfect yittnu {יִתְּנוּ | yittənû} conveys the regular offering action directed to the divine recipient laYHWH {לַיהוָה | lā-YHWH}, marked by the preposition lekha {לְךָ | lᵉ-ḵā}, and the perfect netattim {נְתַתִּים | nəṯattîm} functions as a declarative gift, positioning the human recipient as beneficiary. This progression from quantification through enumeration to relational exchange underscores the sacred economy of giving and priestly entitlement.
In context — Numbers 18:12
All the best of the olive oil, and all the best of the new wine, and all the best of the grain—the firstfruits of what they give to the LORD —I have given to you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 18:12, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־יִתְּנ֥וּ (asheryitnu) 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.18.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.12.W8.S1) and character.